Words#
murder v.#
It was Sam who murdered your father.
I received a letter yesterday. It was my friend who sent it to me. In the letter, he said he wanted to invite me to a party. So I dressed up and went to the party the next day. At the party, a man told me he would temporarily leave. A few hours later, human remains were found in the courtyard. It reminded me of the man’s strange behavior, so I reported it to the police. Having been arrested, he admitted that it was he who murdered the victim because he didn’t like him.
She always plans to murder her rival.
instruct v.#
be instructed to do sth.
I’ve been instructed to tell you. If you insist on doing this, he will murder you.
He was instructed not to insist on doing it.
The captain instructed his man to throw the package away.
The pirate instructed his man to bury the treasure in the blackened soil in the cave.
acquire v.#
We should study hard to acquire a good knowledge of English.
He acquired confidence after finishing a hard task.
Why did he acquire confidence?
I managed to acquire a good knowledge of English by studying it every day.
confidence n. confident adj.#
sb be confident that…
He was confident that it was he who murdered his friend.
Why were you so confident that it was he who murdered your friend, not her?
If you had my confidence, you would be successful too.
I’m confident that if you hadn’t invited your friend, he wouldn’t have been murdered.
examiner n.#
The examiner asked to see my driving license after I had entered the test car.
The examiner was dressed in a red coat when I saw him.
The government had just set a standard that the examiners must dress in red coats.
I regretted telling the examiner that I had a cold, so now I can’t take the test.
suppose v.#
Let’s suppose that it rains tomorrow, what will we do?
Let’s suppose that you won the lottery. How would you spend the money?
I suppose he is busy, that’s why he didn’t reply.
tap v.#
After I tapped the window, the bird just fly away.
After finding the treasure, he tapped the wall to let his partner know.
Why did you tap the window when I walked past the classroom?
He tapped the window extremely loudly.
react v.#
I didn’t know how to react at that time.
She didn’t know how to react to the surprising news.
How did the audience react to the performance?
The chemical reacts violently with water.
brake n. pedal n.#
She pressed the brake pedal so hard that she nearly broke it.
Do you know the material of the brake pedal?
He is confident that the brake pedal is not broken.
There is a pile of wood in my courtyard, so I took a piece of wood from it and made a wooden brake pedal in one day.
mournful adj.#
I couldn’t bear the mournful look on her face.
He told me something in a mournful voice.
Expressions#
continue doing / to do#
I continued studying English after eating dinner.
What would you want to continue doing if you had another chance?
I don’t want to continue staying here anymore.
be pleased with#
Will you be pleased with me if I can speak English fluently?
I would be pleased with you if you had done it successfully.
Why aren’t you pleased with my work?