Word Bank:
tongue-tied (adj.)['tan,tard]舌頭打結的;說不出話的
Alex is a very shy person. He gets tongue-tied when talking to people he doesn't know.
anxiety(n)[#n'zalt] 焦慮
Trish is feeling a lot of anxiety because of the big exam tomorrow.
show up(vphr)出席;露面
John hasn't shown up for work today. I wonder where he is.
mingle(v)['mingl] 交往
Don't just sit in the corner. Go mingle with the other people at the party.
rave(v)[rev]極力誇獎
I want to go see the movie everyone's raving about.
modest (adj.) ['madrst] 謙虚的
Ted is too modest to tell anyone, but he's the top student in our school.
ignorance (n) ['ignarans]無知;愚昧
Some people would rather live in ignorance than learn new things.
involvement (n) [ In'valvmant]關聯;參與
Ben's involvement in the English club includes attending meetings and planning special events.
slip someone's mind (idiom)從(某人)記憶中溜走
Please tell me your address again. It slipped my mind.
network(v) ['netwak]建立關係
Many successful people know how to network with others.
run into someone (v phr.)偶遇:到
James ran into his old high-school girlfriend at the shopping mall yesterday.
ring a bell (idiom)使依稀憶起某物
Your name rings a bell. Did you used to live in Detroit?
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big wheel(n phr.)具有影響力的人
The mayor and some other big wheels visited our school today.
be on the tip of someone's tongue (idiom)(話)已在嘴邊，但尚未想起來;快要想到了
I know who that singer is! His name is on the tip of my tongue.
