巧妙的暗喻
That writer is famous for using w_____ m______ in his books.
witty metaphors
The little boy is firmly c______ that Santa Claus will bring him the toy train that he has desired for so long.
convinced
嚴格地說
The tomato, s_____ s_____, is a fruit although it is often cooked as a vegetable.
strictly speaking
Energy c_____ is very important in the modern world.
Energy conservation
The food at that fancy restaurant was f______, but the service was awful.
fantastic
瀕臨絕種物種
The black rhinos, pandas, and tigers are among the top 10 e______ s______.
endangered species
A bolt out of the blue! You can take 200$ from any other team!!!
立即行動
We have to s_____ ______ a______ to protect our environment instead of watching it become spoiled by human beings.
soring into action
保護、防衛
The armed forces were on high alert to g_____ a______ any violence or looting.
guard against
永遠
After living in many different places, Bruce has decided to come back home _____ g_____.
for good
追求
Rod spent his entire life _____ p______ ______ pleasure but ended up with nothing.
in pursuit of
幻想
I used to h______ f______ ______ working as a spy like James Bond in the 007 film series.
have fantasies about
...是非法的
_____ i_____ i_____ _____ smoke indoors except in certain appointed areas.
It is illegal to
Uh-oh!! The explosion was so devastating, which even damaged your neighbors.
強烈領土主權主張
Russia, Canada, the U.S., Norway, and Denmark all have s_____ t______ c_____ to the Arctic.
strong territorial claims
The toxic potion deducts other teams' 200$
採取嚴厲手段禁止
To protect children from all kinds of ill treatment, the government should c_____ _____ _____ child abuse.
crack down on
You can get an extra 300$ if you answer right!
幫助某人
The old lady thanked the young man who c_____ _____ her r_____ when her car broke down.
came to sb's rescue
有資格
The fact that he is a native speaker of English doesn’t mean that he h______ the q______ ______ teach the language.
has the qualifications to
克服障礙
The monk o______ many o______ and finally made it to India.
overcame many obstacles
歡慶豐收
Many tribes have traditional ceremonies to c_____ a ______ h______.
celebrate a good harvest
工業發展
In recent years, i______ d______ in mainland China has progressed very quickly.
industrial development
該是我們鼓起勇氣實現夢想的時候了。
It is high time that we plucked up the courage and made our dreams come true.
realized our dreams.
權衡利弊
After w_____ the a______ and d______, the government finally decided against the construction of a freeway between Suao and Hualien.
weighing the advantages and disadvantages
極度貧窮家庭
Children from p______-s______ f______ are often unable to get a good education.
poverty-stricken families
維持大型建設
It is hard to m_____ a large e_____ on a limited budget(中文意思_____).
maintain a large establishments 有限的預算Congrats!!! You get an extra 200$.
尋找有效的方法
The government is l______ _____ e______m______ to raise the low birth rate.
looking for effective measures
公平對待班上的每一個人,Johnson先生沒有接收到任何抱怨。
Treating everyone in the class equally, Mr. Johnson didn't receive any complaints.