Jul2023 (3)

Question 1

Fall apart

Answer 1

After his wife died, he began to fall apart.
Their marriage fell apart when she found out about her husband’s affair.(外遇)

Question 2

discography

Answer 2

音樂唱片分類

Question 3

stereo

Answer 3

The concert will be broadcast in stereo.

Question 4

enable

Answer 4

Computerization should enable us to cut production costs by half.

Question 5

lightning

Answer 5

thunder and lightning

Question 6

traitor

Answer 6

The Chinese Communist Party branded (= called) Mr Gorbachev “a traitor to socialism”. capitalism資本主義

Question 7

resilience

Answer 7

Trauma researchers emphasize the resilience of the human psyche.

Question 8

tranquil

Answer 8

She stared at the tranquil surface of the water.

Question 9

tailor-made

Answer 9

a tailor-made course

Question 10

as though

Answer 10

It sounds as though you’re tailor-made for the job.

Question 11

stay put

Answer 11

Just stay put with the suitcases, while I go and find a cab.

Question 12

cab

Answer 12

It’ll save time if we go by cab. (taxi)

Question 13

It’s vanilla.

Answer 13

He’s so hot, but he’s pretty vanilla when it comes to sex.
Sex with you is so… vanilla.

Question 14

masturbate

Answer 14

I was masturbating with the gun.

Question 15

how come?

Answer 15

why?

Question 16

psycho

Answer 16

The man’s a psycho.
psychology 心理學

Question 17

Fizzy

Answer 17

Thousands of children start the day with a fizzy drink and chocolate bar and learn less well.

Question 18

lounge

Answer 18

an airport lounge
All the family were sitting in the lounge watching television.