playtime n. 课间
Money doesn’t buy happiness. 金钱买不来幸福
the rest of the money 剩余的钱
monetary adj. 货币的；金钱的
moneyed adj. 富有的
answer the phone 接电话
the North Pole 北极
sleepy adj. 欲睡的；困倦的
the Middle East 中东
west region 西方地区
stone v. 用石头打
They stone the birds. 他们用石头打鸟
Is this…? 这是…吗？
teddy n. 连衫衬裤
from mouth to mouth 口口相传地
that is to say 也就是说
out v. 使熄灭；揭露；驱逐
The truth will out. 真相终将大白于天下
stay out of the way 置身事外
either adv. 也
I think so. 我也觉得
cloud v. 使不清楚
Doubts may cloud my mind. 疑惑会使得我的思路不清楚
mushroom v. 迅速增长
over the past decade 在过去十年中
The new media industry has mushroomed over the past decade. 新媒体行业在过去的十年中迅速发展.
doubly careful 加倍小心
net adj. 净余的；纯粹的
The net profit from the sale was 100 dollars. 销售的纯利润使100美元
a net weight 净重
catch in a net 落入陷阱
under foreign rule 在外国统治下
Here we are. 我们到了
tower v. 远远高于；高耸
line v. 排队；画线；加衬里
coin v. 铸造硬币；杜撰；创造
to coin a phrase 套用一种说法；套用一句老话
ever since 自从
ring n. 拳击场；声调
a wedding ring 结婚戒指
geography n. 地理；地理学
geometry n. 几何学
applied chemistry 应用化学
ever adv. 曾经；永远；究竟
surpass v. 胜过；超过
pocket adj. 袖珍的；小型的
pocket money 零花钱
past president 上一届的总裁
the tusk of an elephant 大象的长牙
skip school 逃学
a recipe for success 成功的秘诀
dust v. 擦去…的灰尘
I dust the living room. 我擦了擦客厅的灰尘
program n. 节目；计划
planned adj. 计划了的；根据计划的
a planned visit 按计划的访问
ax v. 裁剪；大量削减；用斧砍
to ax the expense 大量削减费用
fair n. 集市
endangered adj. 有灭绝危险的；濒临灭绝的