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LEARN ENGLISH While Walking Outside | Comprehensible Input

LEARN ENGLISH While Walking Outside | Comprehensible Input

Volka English

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一、习惯用语 & 短语动词

head into phrasal verb phrasal verb
进入 — to go into a place or area
we're gonna head into this building and walk through it
check out phrasal verb phrasal verb
去看看;查看 — to go to see something or to investigate
we're going to the mall to check out a store called Decathlon
kick back phrasal verb informal
放松 — to relax and do nothing
I just kick back, relax, and watch some TV
scroll through phrasal verb phrasal verb
滚动浏览 — to move through content on a screen by scrolling
scroll through my phone
get up phrasal verb phrasal verb
起床 — to get out of bed
In the morning, I just get up
off the beaten path idiom idiom
远离常规路线;人迹罕至的 — in a place that is not often visited or is away from the main route
we're walking kind of off the beaten path
by the looks of it idiom idiom
从表面上看 — judging by appearance or evidence
By the looks of it, it looks like an LED light
almost never phrase collocation
几乎从不 — very rarely, nearly never
I almost never come to a mall

二、A2-C2 核心词汇

routine n vocab
常规;例行公事 — a fixed way of doing things regularly
talk about your daily routine and your habits
habit n vocab
习惯 — a thing that you do often or regularly
talk about your daily routine and your habits
trip v vocab
绊倒 — to lose your balance and fall or nearly fall
so you can trip on these and sprain your ankle
bumpy adj vocab
凹凸不平的 — not smooth, with bumps
there is some sort of bumpy stuff
heading to v phrase vocab
前往 — going in the direction of a place
we are heading to a very beautiful area
maintained adj vocab
维护良好的 — kept in good condition
this park looks really well maintained
garbage n vocab
垃圾 — waste material
I don't see any garbage or anything
arguably adv vocab
可以说;有理由说 — used to express that something can be argued or is probably true
Central Park is probably and arguably the most famous park
erratic adj vocab
不稳定的;无规律的 — not regular or predictable
I'd say their movements are erratic
exaggeration n vocab
夸张 — a statement that makes something seem larger or more important than it really is
that's obviously an exaggeration
skip v vocab
跳过;不做 — to not do something that you usually do
You never skip it?
sprain v vocab
扭伤 — to injure a joint by sudden movement
so you can trip on these and sprain your ankle
grate n vocab
格栅;铁栅栏 — a framework of parallel bars over a hole
on the right hand side of this path, there is a grate
whereas conj vocab
而;但是 — used to compare two things and show a difference
Whereas in Canada, we have to drive twenty minutes
1. 频率副词用法(A2)
用always/usually/sometimes/never表达做某事的频率。
I always have a shower in the morning.
I usually eat lunch in the afternoon, but not always.
I sometimes go out to a restaurant to eat.
I never eat breakfast ever.
2. 时间顺序连接词(A2-B1)
用then/after that/later/finally描述先后顺序。
After that, I brush my teeth. Then, I get dressed. Later, I go to work. And finally, at the end of the day, I just kick back.
3. 同音词辨析(B1)
right(正确/右边)和write(写)发音相同,拼写不同。
Right could be like, yes, you're right. But it could also be your right side or your right hand. Or it could be like writing on a paper.
4. 短语动词表示开始/结束(A2-B2)
从本集中学习常用的短语动词。
we're gonna head into this building
we're going to the mall to check out a store
I just kick back, relax
scroll through my phone