091 (A) keep one's words (B) hillbilly

Ross Keep one’s words答應的事一定要做到 My mom always told me to keep my words after giving it. 我媽媽常告訴我答應該別人的事一定要做到 hillbilly 鄉下人/ 常暗指土氣or俗 A: Do you like country music? 你喜歡鄉村音樂嗎? B: Not really, I don't like this hillbilly kind of music. 不，我不喜歡這種土氣的音樂

Ben Keep one’s words答應的事一定要做到 How do I know you'll keep your word? 我怎麼知道你會信守誠諾呢？ hillbilly 鄉下人/ 常暗指土氣or俗 Man, I love that hillbilly music! 嘿，我喜歡那鄉土音樂！ hillbilly music 鄉土音樂; 鄉村民歌

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Kate keep one's words You can believe Jake, because he always keeps his words. 你可以相信jake,他總是信守承諾 hillbilly I don't like these hillbilly kinds of clothes 我不喜歡這些俗氣的衣服

090 (A) spin (B) don't air your dirty laundry in public

Ross spin 蠶,蜘蛛等結網 The spider was spinning a web. 蜘蛛在結網 Don't air your dirty laundry in public 家醜不可外揚 Don't air your dirty laundry in public. Let's deal with that later. 家醜不可外揚，我們待會兒在處理

Ben spin 蠶,蜘蛛等結網 How do spiders spin their web? 蜘蛛如何織他們的網？ wash/air your dirty laundry in public 家醜外揚 The divorce has meant airing their dirty laundry in public. 這離婚使他們的家醜外揚。 Don't air your dirty laundry in public. 家醜不可外揚。 Suggestion: The dirty laundry one is pretty highfalutin.

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Kate spin These silkworms spined silks, these silks could become clothes 這些蠶吐絲成蠶絲,這些蠶絲可以做成衣服 wash/air your dirty laundry in public I think you and your wife must handle your things in private.Don't air your dirty laundry in public 我想你跟你老婆可以私底下處理妳們家的事情,家醜不要外揚

089 (A) furious (B) menace

Ross furious 勃然大怒的 A: What did you mom say when you came home at 3:00 am this morning? 你今天凌晨三點回家，你媽媽怎麼說? B: She was so furious that she's not talking to me. 她氣得不跟我說話

Ben furious 勃然大怒的 She was furious with herself for letting things get out of hand. 她生氣自己居然讓東西從手中溜走。 furious: done with a lot of energy, effort, or speed Jade set off at a furious pace. Jade迅速地啟程。 menace n. 威脅,恐嚇 BP oil spill call attention to the growing menace of oil pollution at sea. BP漏油事件引起了對海洋油污染的注意。 Suggestions: You need to change the verb tense. "Called" or even "calls" would both work depending on if you view the spill as a past event (called) or an ongoing event (calls). The BP oil spill called attention to... OR BP's oil spill called attention to... Because you are talking about a specific event you also need the definite article (The) or have something that distinguishes this oil spill from any other oil spill (BP's). Because it is a big news event now you could merely say "The oil spill" or, if you want more people to know what you are talking about, you could be more descriptive and say "BP's Gulf oil spill." All of the phrases look like they are used correctly.

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Kate furious He was furious about Rose' mistakes. 他對於rose失誤勃然大怒 menace Good teacher cannot correct his students with menace 好的教師不會用威脅來指導他學生

088 (A) leap in the dark (B) by leaps and bounds

Ross leap in the dark 冒險的行動 I think doing things like this is a leap in the dark. 我認為這樣子做事情非常的冒險 by leaps and bounds 非常迅速地 The GM (gene-modified) food is increasing by leaps and bounds all over the world. 基因改良的食物在全世界非常迅速的增長

Ben leap in the dark 冒險的行動 Pastor Terry Jones planed to burn copies of the Koran last Saturday. All he did was a leap in the dark. Terry Jones牧師計畫上週四要燒可蘭經。他所作的一切都是非常冒險的舉動。 Suggestion: "Planned" with two Ns. in / by leaps and bounds 非常迅速地 Computer technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. 資訊科技進步非常迅速。

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Kate leap in the dark It was leap in the dark that She decided to chang her major in her third years in college 大三時她決定改變他的主修,這是非常冒險 in/by leaps and bounds Due to techology development, people can get knowledge by leaps and bounds 因為科技發展,人們現在取得知識很快速

087 (A) perish (B) tie in knots

Ross perish 腐爛/枯萎 All these flowers will perish when the first frost comes. 這些花在降霜之後就會枯萎 perishable 易腐爛的 We should eat these perishable vegetables and fruits as soon as possible. 我們應該盡早吃掉這些容易腐壞的蔬菜及水果 tie in knots 使緊張/使困惑 The thought of undergoing a surgical operation tied me in knots. 一想到要動手術，我就緊張起來。

Ben perish 腐爛/枯萎 Jasmine perishes if exposed to bad weather. 茉莉花如果暴露在壞天氣中就會枯萎。 perishable 易腐爛的 Such goods as butter, milk, fruit and fish are perishable. 像奶油，牛奶，水果和魚等食品是易腐爛的。 tie in knots 使緊張/使困惑 John tied himself in knots worrying about his wife during her surgical operation. John在她老婆動外科手術的時候，非常擔心她老婆，

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Kate perish Thousands of people perished in the September 11 attacks 數千人死於911恐怖攻擊 perishable If you don't put these fruits in the refrigerator, these will beperishable 假如你不把這些水果放在冰箱,它們將腐壞

086 (A) dodge (B) flunk

Ross dodge 閃開,躲開 The government official had to dodge flying eggs from the angry protesters. 政府官員不得不閃從忿怒抗議群眾飛來的蛋 Do you like to go playing dodge ball with us? 要不要和我們一起去打躲避球? flunk 失敗/不及格 Jacky flunked in his physics final and he felt really bad about that. Jacky的物理期末考試不及格，他難過死了

Ben dodge 閃開,躲開 President Barack Obama skillfully dodged the crucial question. 歐巴馬總躲很有技巧閃躲這嚴重地問題。 flunk 失敗/不及格 Tony flunked chemistry last semester. Tony上個學期化學考試不及格。

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Kate dodge It is very hard to dodge a flying bullet 要躲避正在飛的子彈是非常難 flunk She flunked in the math examination, because she doesn't study hard 因為他沒有很認真,所以這次數學考試失敗了 Suggestions: To match the tense, it should be “…….., because she didn’t study hard”