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01 a tall story

appropriate adj.適合的 vt.挪用，侵吞

be appropriate to

heightism,racism,ageism,sexism,

attorney n.律師

shortchange v.欺騙，少找零錢，偷工減料

entitle v.享有…的權利

shopkeeper n.店長

pun n.雙關語v.使用雙關語

relish v.享受

embellish v.裝飾，美化，渲染

premium n.保險費;額外費用;附加費;adj.高昂的;優質的

disparity n.差距;(尤指因不公正對待引起的)不同，不等，差異，懸殊;

chunk n.大塊;厚片;厚塊;相當大的量;

a huge chunk of大部分

paycheck n.工資，播音演出主辦人

strikes a nerve觸及敏感點：引起某人的強烈反應或觸及某人的敏感點。

You are almost there.你差一點就成功了。快到了。你快要成功了

02

take a selfie自拍

hang on a minute等一下

obsolete adj.過時｜淘汰｜廢棄的

get into the topic進入這個話題

keep it to myself保密

mirrorless camera無反光攝像機

drop off a cliff 價格｜銷量斷崖式下降

rung up the next □□=take the next rung up更進一步,技藝精進

be frustrated with=be disappointed with

I do actually. It's in a cupboard somewhere at home.

03

passing interest一時的興趣

be glued to my TV to watch...

mascot n.吉祥物

fair play 公平競爭｜比賽

rusty adj.生疏｜老式｜生鏽的

reveal the answer later

trophy n.獎杯，戰利品

revamp v.修改，改進

sensational tournament 轟動的錦標賽

take a dive 急劇下降，假裝被擊倒

The World Cup世界杯

hype 炒作

fancy one's chances幻想成功

get behind someone支持某人

04

a sedentary lifestyle久坐的生活方式

sit on the tube坐在地鐵上

a couple of times 幾次

unhealthiest- healthy

life expectancy預期壽命

an exercise shirker

shirker n.逃避者，偷懶者

be chained to your computer

plain lazy純粹的懶惰