instruct [inˈstrʌkt] v. 指导，传授
【派】instruction 指导
【扩】guide 指导 impart 传授，赋予
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A: What do they want you to do?
B: My job is to instruct her in English.
A：他们想要你做什么？
B：我的工作是教她英语。
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Los Angeles [lɔs-ˈændʒiləs] n. 洛杉矶
reluctant [riˈlʌktənt] adj. 不情愿的，勉强的
【扩】unwilling 不愿意的
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A: She was very reluctant to admit the truth.
B: But she had to do so.
A：她很不情愿地承认了这事实。
B：但她必须那么做。
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weight [weit] n. 重物
underwater [ˌʌndəˈwɔːtə] adj. 水下的
tricycle [ˈtraisikəl] n. 三轮车
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A: The poor little fellow fell off his tricycle.
B: Did he hurt himself?
A：这可怜的小家伙从他的三轮童车上摔下来了。
B：他受伤了吗？
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compete [kəmˈpiːt] v. 比赛，对抗
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A: What are their advantages?
B: No one could compete with them.
A：他们的优势在哪？
B：没有人能和他们竞争。
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yard [jɑːd] n. 码
gasp [ɡɑːsp] v. 喘气
【搭】gasp after 渴望 gasp out 上气不接下气
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A: The crowd at the circus gasped when the lion jumped on the trainer.
B: But it's not dangerous at all to the trainers.
A：看马戏的人们见狮子扑到驯狮人身上，都屏住了呼吸。
B：但这对驯兽员来说一点也不危险。
verb [vt. 及物动词]指示，吩咐；教授，指导；聘请（律师），托办；通知；（法官向陪审团）建议，作说明 - Someone who instructs people in a subject or skill teaches it to them.
① vt. 指导，教，传授
instruct sb. to do sth. 指示某人做某事：向某人明确告知或命令他们执行特定的任务或行动。
- Children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age.
- Dan instructs chemistry at a nearby college.
② vt. 批示，命令，吩咐
give / follow the instruction 给出/遵循指示
- The doctor instructed Jimmy to stay in bed for a week.
- I’ve been instructed to give you this parcel.
noun [专属名词]洛杉矶：美国加利福尼亚州的一座城市，是美国最大的城市之一，也是好莱坞电影业的中心。 - I'm planning to visit Los Angeles next month.
adjective [原级]勉强的，不情愿的 - Mr. Spero was reluctant to ask for help.
adverb [方式副词]不愿意地; 勉强地 - We have reluctantly agreed to let him go.
be reluctant to do 不情愿做某事：表示不愿意或不愿意做某事的态度。
- Students are reluctant to study English. 学生们不愿意学英语
noun [具体名词]重量，分量，体重；重；杠铃，哑铃；砝码，秤砣，秤锤；（用于固定某物或用作机器部件的）重体，重物；重量单位，衡量制；重担，负担；影响力，重要性；（尤指举起或运载的）重物；大量的某物；（机械中用于推动或平衡的）平衡块；投掷器械（包括铁饼、铅球、链球等）；（布料）表面密度；重心；（引力场作用于物体上的）重力；权，权重，权数 - What is your height and weight?
verb [vi. 不及物动词]加重量于，使变重；（经改动）使倾向于…；视…为重要（或有价值），重视；权衡…的价值，加权重于；加重压于（马）上；对（织物）作加重处理（使织物感觉更厚更重） - He'd lost ten kilos in weight.
- pick up weights 拿起重物
- put on / lose + weight 增重/减肥
adverb [地点副词]在水下 - Some stretches of beach are completely underwater at high tide.
adjective [原级]在水中的；水面下的 - I found the silence underwater really eerie.
noun [专属名词]水下 - The boat finally grounded on a soft, underwater bank.
noun [专属名词][车辆] 三轮车 - It was actually a tricycle with a petrol motor at the rear.
verb [vt. 及物动词]竞争，对抗；争夺；参加比赛 - Hardware shops are competing fiercely for business.
① vi. 比赛，对抗（通常与 with 或 against 连用）
compete against each other 相互竞争：指两个或多个人或团体之间进行竞争，互相争夺胜利。
- The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.
- During the singing contest, Mary competed with Helen for the first prize.
② vi. 匹敌，比得上，媲美（通常与 with 连用，多用于否定句）
- Hugh’s house can’t compete with yours.
- None of his later books can compete with his first one.
noun [具体名词]码（长度单位，等于 3 英尺或 0.91 米）；场地；（小屋的）后院，院子；<北美> 庭院花园；<西印度> 包括房子的庭院；<南非> 出租庭院；城市小区；帆桁；<美，非正式> 100美元，百元钞票；<英，非正式> 苏格兰场（the Yard）；（尤指牙买加侨民之间所指的）祖国，牙买加（Yard）；<美> 庭院花园 - The incident took place about 500 yards from where he was standing.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]<美> 把（木材）堆放（或运至）场内；把（家畜）驱入圈栏；（麋鹿）冬令集居 - I saw him standing in the yard.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]（因惊讶或疼痛）喘气 - She gasped for air and drew in a lungful of water.
noun [具体名词]喘息，倒抽气 - An audible gasp went around the court as the jury announced the verdict.
