New Words and Expressions

cabbie

n. (infml) a taxi driver

be lost in/lose oneself in

be absorbed in, be fully occupied with 专心致志于

windshield

n. (AmE) the glass window in the front of a car, truck, etc. （汽车的）挡风玻璃

cab

n. a taxi 出租车

available

a. able to be used, had or reached 可用的；可得到的

apologetically

ad. showing or saying that one is sorry for some fault or wrong 道歉地，带着歉意地

or something

(infml)(used when you are not very sure about what you have just said) 诸如此类的事

go ahead

continue; begin

know/learn by heart

memorize, remember exactly 记住，能背出

estimate

vt. form a judgement about 估计

might/may(just) as well

不妨，（也）无妨

not much of a

not a good 不太好的

keep up

continue without stopping 保持

correspondence

n. the act of writing, receiving or sending letters; letters 通信（联系）；信件

practically

ad. almost

kid

n. (infml) a child

all the way

自始至终，一直

neighborhood

n. 街坊；四邻

kind/sort of

(infml) a little bit, in some way or degree 有几分，有点儿

lose touch

失去联系

a couple of

几个；一对，一双

guy

n. 家伙；伙计

tough

a. (infml) unfortunate; difficult; strong 不幸的；困难的；坚固的；坚强的

on one's mind

挂记在心头

keep in touch (with)

（与…）保持联系，保持接触

come up

happen, occur, esp. unexpectedly （尤指意想不到地）发生，出现

shrug

v. lift (the shoulders) slightly 耸（肩）

urge

v. try very hard to persuade 力劝，催促

postpone

vt. delay 推迟，使延期

reference

n. 提及，谈到；参考，查阅

absolutely

ad. completely 完全地，极其

absolute a.

reunion▲

n. （家人、朋友、同事等久别后的）重聚

go by

(of time) pass （时间）逝去

hang out

(infml) stay in or near a place, not doing very much 闲荡；徘徊

every now and then

sometimes, at times

mostly

ad. almost all; generally 几乎全部；多半，大体

awful

a. (infml) (used to add force) very great; very bad or unpleasant 非常的，极大的；可怕的，糟糕的

choke

v. （使）窒息，堵塞

choke up

become too upset to speak （因激动等）哽得说不出话；堵塞

destination

n. 目的地

skip▲

v. 略过，跳过；跳跃

sorrowful

a. showing or causing sadness 伤心的，悲伤的

sorrow n.

in the distance

far away

unpack

v. take out (things) from (a suitcase, etc.) 打开

right away

at once

Proper Names

Foster Furcolo

福斯特·弗克洛

Ed

埃德（男子名）

Tim Shea

蒂姆·谢

Parker

帕克（姓氏或男子名）

Culver

卡尔弗（姓氏）

Tom

汤姆（男子名）