n.隐私，私生活

　　The couple closed the door so they could have some privacy.

　　这对夫妻关上门，如此他们才能有一点隐私。

　　ferry

　　n.渡轮 vt.(搭渡轮）渡过

　　If you want to go to that island, you have to take the ferry.

　　如果你想要去那个岛，就要搭渡轮。

　　They ferried the people across the river.

　　他们用渡轮载人过河。

　　screw

　　n.螺丝

　　The screw is loose. Can you tighten it up?

　　螺丝松了。你可以把它拴紧吗？

　　screwdriver

　　n.螺丝起子

　　I used a screwdriver to tighten this screw.

　　我用一把螺丝起子把这根螺丝拴紧。

　　sway

　　vi.摇摆 vt. n.动摇，影响

　　The palm trees are swaying back and forth in the wind.

　　棕榈树在风中来回摇摆。

　　Don't let that politician's speech sway your decision.

　　别让那个政治人物的演讲动摇你的决定。

　　Mary has dated that handsome boy only three times, and she is completely under his sway now.

　　玛丽跟那位帅哥约会只才3次，现在却已完全受他的摆布了。

　　nowadays

　　adv.现今

　　Yoga, which is helpful to one's body and mind, is very popular nowadays.

　　瑜珈对人的身心都很有帮助，现在非常流行。

　　dense

　　a.稠密的

　　We have a dense population in Taipei. =Taipei is densely populated.

　　台北人口稠密。

　　overnight

　　adv. 一夕之间；整晚

　　The lottery winner became a millionaire overnight.

　　这名乐透得主一夕之间成了百万富翁。

　　I stayed overnight at my friend's house doing homework.

　　我整晚待在我朋友家做功课。

　　amid

　　prep.在其中

　　The singer stood singing amid a crowd of his fans. The singer stood singing among a crowd of his fans.

　　这位歌手站在一群歌迷中间唱歌。

　　The politician fled the country amid rumors that he was involved in a bribery scandal.

　　这个政客涉及一项行贿丑闻的谣言正在传开的同时，他就逃离国门了。

　　jerk

　　vt.突然猛拉、推 n.蠢蛋，古怪的人（俚语）

　　We jerked the rope, but the horse wouldn't move.

　　我们猛拉缰绳，但是马儿就是不动。

　　"Get lost, you jerk!" said Mary to Peter.

　　玛丽对彼得说：“你这蠢蛋，给我滚！”