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Question 1

get me to…

She pushed down on my hand to get me to let go of the peeler.

Answer 1

讓我做某事

Question 2

play along

Experience told me I’d best play along.

Answer 2

假裝配合、附和

Question 3

gratitude

Are you experiencing the gratitude?

Answer 3

感激

Question 4

claustrophobic

I feel a little claustrophobic right now.

Answer 4

有幽閉恐懼的

Question 5

sheepish grimace

She took her hands off my shoulders with a sheepish grimace.

Answer 5

羞怯的扭曲表情

Question 6

ethereal

She believes in an ethereal being out there in the universe.

Answer 6

空靈的、飄渺的

Question 7

sprint

Kids sprinted into the playground when the bell rang.

Answer 7

衝刺、短跑

Question 8

thwart

My plans were thwarted when I found my parents in the kitchen.

Answer 8

阻撓、打亂

Question 9

to my dismay

To my dismay, they wouldn’t take “no time” for an answer.

Answer 9

讓我沮喪的是…

Question 10

batch

The government sent two batches of food to the refugees.

Answer 10

一批（如食材、貨物、任務等）

Question 11

in the form of

Criticism came in the form of sarcasm.

Answer 11

「以⋯⋯的形式」、「呈現⋯⋯樣貌」

Question 12

detritus

The floor was littered with meal detritus in the form of eggshells.

Answer 12

殘骸、碎片

Question 13

apocalypse

It was apocalypse by breakfast.

Answer 13

災難或混亂場面

Question 14

joyous

This was simply joyous.

Answer 14

開心的、快樂的

Question 15

vicinity

My new rental place is in the vicinity of my school.

Answer 15

附近、周圍

Question 16

rip

I ripped my key out from the ignition.

Answer 16

撕裂、猛拉

Question 17

dexterity

I vastly overestimated my skills of dexterity.

Answer 17

靈巧、手腳俐落

Question 18

yank

My mom yanked me back because I was running the wrong way.

Answer 18

猛拉

Question 19

jolt

I was being yanked backward with enough of a jolt to throw me into the car’s side.

Answer 19

衝擊、晃動