1 pregnant adj.　懷孕的

A woman will be pregnant for nine months before giving birth.

女人要懷胎九個月才會生小孩。

2 twins n.　雙胞胎

My brother and I were born at the same time; we’re twins.

我弟弟和我是雙胞胎，兩個人同時出生。

3 short adj.　短的；近的

There is a short distance between mine and my brother’s house.

我家和弟弟家距離很近。

4 accident n.　意外事故

I didn’t mean to drive into your fence; it was an accident.

我不是有意開車撞到你家柵欄的，那是個意外。

5 coma n.　昏迷

A person can be in a coma for many months before waking up.

一個人可以昏迷數(shù)月才醒過來。

6 single adj.　單身的

He asked me if I was single, so I told him that I had a boyfriend.

他問我是不是單身，我便告訴他我已有男朋友。

7 during prep.　在..期間

It is rude to speak out loud during a movie.

看電影時大聲講話很沒禮貌。

8 labor n.　分娩

My mother was in labor for thirty-six hours with my brother.

我媽媽分娩了三十六個小時才生下我弟弟。

9 worry v.　擔(dān)心

Don’t worry; the front door is locked.

不要擔(dān)心，前門有上鎖。

10 absurd adj.　可笑的；荒唐的

I think running the air conditioner with the windows open is absurd.

我覺得開窗吹冷氣很可笑。

11 stupid adj.　愚蠢的

Just because someone speaks slowly, doesn’t mean they are stupid.

講話比較慢并不代表那個人就是笨蛋。

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