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penetrate穿过v. penetrating 有穿透力的;尖锐的adj.

The penetrating noise of drilling kept me from concentrating on my work.

penetrating singing voice.

 throb 悸动；颤动n./v.  heartthrob 让女子为之倾心的偶像/万人迷

JB used to be many teenage girls' heartthrob.

trademark 商标

trademark dance 标志性舞蹈   

reluctantly 勉强地

Fanny reluctantly accepted the relocation assignment[调职] because she wanted to keep her job.

rib肋骨；排骨

One of the quaterback's ribs was fractured during the game, and he was taken to the hospital.

Edward loves to eat roasted ribs with plenty of B.B.Q. sauce.

capture the heart of

capture one's imagination

leg  : a traveling from one stop to the next长途飞行的转机、接力赛行程

the 序数词/last  leg

区别：on one's last legs  one/thing is completely exhuasted or near death /坏掉

My car is on its last legs, I should start looking for a new one.

noted for = famous/known for(a certain quality)

Noted for her sense of fashion, the actress is often interviewed by fashion magzines.

van 货车

image = the way the public sees your personality

It's important for celebrities to keep up a good image

give a green light = give approval of

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cliff hanger 悬疑

operation 手术n.  operate on sb.

The emergency operation was done in the ER[急诊室].

The surgeon who operated on the president didn't make any comments.

object v.  ~ to   objection to  反对

The rising number of objections to the new law received attention from the goverment.

recovery恢复，复原n.  recover from

Joshua made a full recovery from the operation.

service仪式

A memorial service [悼念仪式]will be held for victims of the earthquake.

die down = lose strength/get less exciting ; 平息

When the music dies down, everyone wants to go home.

A terrible storm is outside, you may go home until the rain and wind die down.

breathe breathing v.  breathe = inhale and exhale

breath n.  be out of breath 上气不接下气

survival rate 生存率

【to joke about sth. not serious】That restaraunt makes food so spicy , everyone who eats there has obssessed stomach afterward, The survival rate is zero.

live = survive / to keep living 

go on living = to live with a purpose and passion for your life

How can I go on living with my family?

Upon verb1-ing, sb.  started verb2-ing

Upon receving his reportcard, the student shoved[猛推，挤] it into his book bag.

Upon seeing the news on TV, Jim picked up his phone to tell his friend about it.

on stage = perform