1 bathing suit: bathing suit
2 towel: Have you packed the beach towels?
3 water: watered the plants
4 guidebook: bought a travel guidebook
5 clean out / refrigerator: No. I haven't cleaned out the regrigerator.
6 garage: I've already put in the garage.
7 suitcase: Yes. I've already put it in my suitcase.
8 get back to sb: Sorry I couldn't get back to you sooner.
9 chop / wood / light: He had to get up at 5 am to chop wood and light the fire for breakfast.
10 well: Then he had to collet water from the village well.
11 anyway: Anyway, I have to run now.
12 award: won an award
13 wave: Don't miss the New Ocean Waves!
14 scene: One of the best bands on the music scene is the New Ocean Waves.
15 hit: In the last twelve mothes, they've had three major concerts and made a hit CD.
16 appear: They're going to appear on CCTV next month.
17 lead singer: "For years,we played other people's songs,"says lead singer Zhu Wen.
18 some day: We've had a few songs in the top ten,but we really hope to have a number one hit some day.
19 be off: They've off a great start.
20 poem: written a poem
21 cupboard: I need to clean up my cupboard.
22 turn: No, it's your turn.
23 mail: Have you gotten the mail from the mail box?
24 ancestor: Have you been back to the place where your ancestors lives.
25 root: Now in China,he has found that his family is like a tall tree with long roots.
26 oversea / homeland : Robert is just one young overseas Chinese who has come to visit his ancestors' homeland.
27 government: The program is organizede by the local government of Guangdong Province.
28 so far: This program started in 1980,and so far has brought thousands of overseas Chinese students to China to look for their families' roots.
29: southern: The students mainly visit parts of Guangdong Province in southern China.
30 go for walk / village : They drink from the village well,go for walks through the countryside, and watch the villagers do their daily activities.
31 thank to : Thanks to In Search of Roots.
32 strongly / purpose: The program leaders belive strongly in the program and say that the purpose of it is to give young overseas Chinese the chance to learn more about themselves.
33 step / look forward: This has been a big step for me,and I'm looking forward to finding out more about my roots during my time here. |