A: Oh, I wish I had brought my binoculars to the concert.
B: Yeah, the performers look so small from the back row.
binoculars
n. 双筒望远镜
A: You have had such an interesting life, I would love to read your biography some day.
B: Oh, really. I hadn’t planned on writing one.
biography
n. 传记
A: Last night was bizarre, it snowed when it should have been dry.
B: Well, it is difficult to predict the weather.
bizarre
a. 奇形怪状的，怪诞的
A: Why did you steal the money?
B: I was blackmailed into it.
blackmail
vt./n. 敲诈，勒索，要挟
A: My grandfather used to work with horses.
B: Was he a blacksmith?
blacksmith
n. 铁匠, 锻工
A: Is there a toilet in this building? My bladder is about to burst.
B: Just down the hallway, on the right.
bladder
n 1.膀胱; 2.囊状物.
A: The food that I cook is usually very bland.
B: No, I think it is quite spicy actually.
bland
a. 1.温和的, 无动于衷的; 2.(食物)清淡的，枯燥乏味的
A: The concert was incredible, the lead singer nearly blazed the house down with his energy.
B: Gosh, it sounds almost dangerous.
blaze
vi. 1.熊熊燃烧，着火; 2.发(强)光，放光彩; 3.迸发，爆发
n. 1.火焰,烈火; 2.光辉，强烈(或眩目)的光; 3.迸发,爆发; 4.灿烂，炫耀
blaze a trail 开拓道路，作先导
A: Have you cleaned the bath yet?
B: No, sorry. I ran out of bleach.
bleach
n. 漂白剂
v. (使)变白,漂白
A: Winter is my favourite season.
B: Oh, winters are too bleak for me, I prefer autumn.
bleak
a. 1.没有希望的，凄凉的; 2.荒凉的; 3.寒冷刺骨的
A: My grandmother used to bless herself every time she passes a church.
B: She must have been very religious.
bless
vt. 1.(with) 使有幸得到，使具有; 2.为…祈神赐福(或保佑)
A: Did you have a good crop of potatoes this year?
B: Unfortunately not, they were hit by blight.
blight
n. 1.(植物等)枯萎病; 2.造成破坏(或损坏)的因素
vt. 破坏，摧残
A: I blinked and missed the town. It was so small.
B: Drive more slowly then!
A: With each blink I get older.
B: Well, I am sorry, but I can not do anything to stop time passing.
blink
vi. 1.眨眼睛; 2.闪亮,闪烁
n. 眨眼睛，一瞬间
on the blink (机器等)坏了，出故障
A: Did anybody witness the accident?
B: Yes, a blonde was walking down the street.
blonde
a. 金发的
n. 金发女子
A: Zoe blossomed into a world class pianist.
B: She must have practiced very hard.
blossom
n. (尤指果树的)花
vi. 1.(植物)开花; 2.(out, into)发展，长成
in (full) blossom 正开着花
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