Part One: August - Ordinary
ordinary
not special, different, or unusual
普通的；平常的；一般的；平凡的
The book is about ordinary people.
这本书描写的是普通人。
extraordinary
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not normal or ordinary; greater or better than usual
不平常的；不一般的；非凡的；卓越的
She was a truly extraordinary woman.
她是位非常杰出的女性。
stare
stare at sb/sth
to look at someone or something for a long time
盯着看；凝视；注视
What are you staring at?
你在盯着看什么？
lamp
灯
a table lamp
台灯a street lamp
路灯
be used to
talk about something that you are familiar with so that it no longer seems new or strange to you
习惯于
We're used to the noise from the traffic now.
现在我们已经适应车辆往来的噪音了。I'm used to getting up early.
我习惯早起。
pretend
to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth that is not true
假装
To pretend ignorance of the situation would be irresponsible.
装作不知情是不负责任的做法。
annoyed
slightly angry
恼怒；生气；烦恼
It annoyed me that I didn't have time to do more reading.
腾不出时间多看会儿书让我很烦。
for instance
for example
例如；比如
Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies, for instance.
请记住，世界上最美丽的东西也是最无用的； 例如，孔雀和百合花。
yell
to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain
叫喊；大喊；吼叫
She yelled at the child to get down from the wall.
她喊着让小孩从墙上下来。
