1. wearisome: a. a wearisome activity or time is one that makes you feel tired or bored 使人疲倦的；令人厌倦的

E.g. Sometimes travelling for a long time is not entertaining but wearisome.

有时候，长时间旅行并不让人愉悦，而是使人疲倦。

2. out of order: a machine or piece of equipment that is out of order is not working correctly (机器或设备)出故障的，运作不正常的

E.g. The washing machine has been out of order for weeks and nobody has it repaired.

洗衣机已经坏了好几周了，没有人报修。

3. barely: ad. Used for saying that something almost does not happen or exist, or is almost not possible 几乎不；几乎没有

E.g. The roads were barely wide enough for two cars to pass.路几乎不够两辆车通行。

4. stretch out: to lie down, usually in order to relax or sleep 躺下（放松或睡觉）

E.g.After a long day’s work, she likes to stretch out on her bed to rest after a hot bath.

在经历了一天漫长的工作后，她喜欢在洗完热水澡后躺在床上休息。

5. full-length: ad. if you are lying full-length, you are lying down with legs stretched out 平躺地；双腿伸直地

e.g. She stretched out full-length on the couch. 她伸着腿平躺在沙发上。

6. hem in: to enclose someone or something and prevent them from moving or leaving 围住；堵住

e.g. The soldier was hemmed in by enemies in the secret chamber. 士兵被敌人困在密室中。

7. affable: a. friendly, relaxed, and easy to talk to 友善的；随和的；容易交谈的

e.g. His affable style and dedication to his work have won him popularity among the students.

他态度和蔼，对工作投入，在学生中很受欢迎。

8. peer: vi. to look very carefully, especially because something is difficult to see 仔细看；（尤指）费力地看  e.g. He peered at the tag to read the price. 他细看标签以辨认价格。

9. thunderstruck: a. very surprised or shocked 非常吃惊的；极其震惊的

E.g. He was thunderstruck to meet me in this remote place.

他很惊讶在这个偏僻的地方遇到我。

10. occur to: if a thought or idea occurs to you, you suddenly and unexpectedly start to think about it (想法或主意)被想到，被想起

E.g. The thought of giving up never occurred to me.我从未想过要放弃。

11. sigh up for: to agree to do something or to join a course or organization 同意从事；报名参加

E.g. I am thinking of signing up for a yoga course. 我在考虑报个瑜伽班。

12. reassure: vt. to make someone feel less worried about something 使放心；使安心

E.g. The salesman reassures me that the machine is safe to use.

销售员让我放心，这台机器是可以安全使用的。

13. as long as: used before saying the conditions that will make something else happen or be true只要 E.g. My parents don’t care what college I go to as long as I’m happy. 我父母不在乎我上什么大学，只要我高兴就行。

14. swear: vt. to make a promise to do something 发誓，许诺（要做某事）

e.g. He swore that he would never see her again. 他发誓再也不会和她见面。

15. run out of: to use all of something and not have any left 用光；耗尽

E.g. People seldom realize the seriousness of the problem until they have run out of resources.

人们很少意识到问题的严重性，直到他们把资源都耗尽了。