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1. excuse n.藉口

The class laughed at Jeffrey’s silly excuse for being late.



2. overseas adj.海外的

There are many overseas Chinese communities in America.



3. count on v.信賴; 依靠

Steve knew he could always count on his friends.



4. buy v.相信

The boss didn’t buy Greg’s excuse for missing the deadline.



5. buddy n.夥伴

My buddy is James.



6. hang around v.閒蕩

There was a group of teenagers hanging around on the street corner.



7. think up v.想出

Sam thought up a way to earn extra money during the holidays.



8. throw out v.扭到

The baseball superstar threw out his knee and had to miss a season.



9. check up on v.檢查

Since Nora had gotten into trouble, her mother was always checking up on her.



10. make up v.編造

The police officer thought Paul was making up the story about the aliens.