雅思口语高分必备词汇：居家6组词

 　　雅思口语高分必备词汇：居家6组词

　　1. Livig in a place:

　　How long have you lived there?

　　I have lived there for …

　　2. The people who live in a place

　　inhabitant/resident

　　The town has …inhabitants/residents

　　Neighbor /next-door neighbor

　　I have a very friendly next-door neighbor/neighborhood.

　　Neighborhood （既指地方也指人）

　　There is a post office in the neighborhood.

　　3. Living with other people

　　Live with sb.

　　I used to live with …

　　Roommate

　　I used to share a room with an interesting roommate.

　　4. Changing where you live

　　Move house

　　I am moving house next week.

　　House-warming (party)

　　I’ve decided¹ to have a house-warming party after the move.

　　5. The cost of living

　　Make one’s living

　　My friend makes his living as an insurance salesman.

　　The cost of living

　　The cost of living has risen sharply² in the last year.

　　Make the ends meet

　　We need to work to make make ends meet.

　　Sponge³ off sb. 蹭（吃，喝，钱）

　　Mike is always sponging⁴ off his friends.

　　6. Different stadards of living

　　Have a hard life

　　Live well

　　Live a life of luxury

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 sharply   

adj.锐利地，急速；adv.严厉地，鲜明地

参考例句：

• The plane dived sharply and rose again.飞机猛然俯冲而后又拉了起来。
• Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。

3 sponge   

n.海绵，海绵状的东西；v.用海绵擦拭，吸收掉， 抹掉

参考例句：

• The child is screwing water out of a sponge.小孩正把海绵中的水挤出来。
• You should try to sponge out the memory of the accident.你该努力抹除那次事故的记忆。

4 sponging   

n.将色彩或釉料用海绵轻拍在坯上

参考例句：

• He has been sponging off us. 多年来他一直靠我们养活他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Sponging and taking more than one's share and extravagance and waste on the part of cadres must be banned. 杜绝干部多吃多占和铺张浪费。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》