A: You have worked so hard. We have decided to give you a bonus.
B: Gosh, thanks!
bonus
n. 1.奖金，红利; 2.额外给予的东西
A: What type of work does your company do?
B: This booklet contains all the details that you will need.
booklet
n. 小册子
A: The tickets will be on sale at the booth on the right.
B: Great, I’ll be there when it opens at 8.
booth
n. 1.(隔开的)小房间,公用电话亭, 岗亭; 2.售货棚,货摊
A: Is there a library in your town?
B: No, I have to travel to the next borough.
borough
n. 自治城镇，(大城市的)行政区
A: I like to hold my baby to my bosom.
B: It must be a very comfortable feeling.
bosom
n. 1.胸部，乳房； 2.胸怀，内心
A: There was so much food at dinner last night.
B: Yes, what a bounty!
bounty
n.1.(由政府提供的)奖金，赏金; 2.慷慨，大方
A: Those flower are beautiful, who gave you the bouquet?
B: My mother, they were a birthday gift.
bouquet
n. 1.花束; 2.(酒的)芳香
A: Where do you live?
B: On the north side of the town, where the bourgeois tend to live.
bourgeois
a. 1.追求物质享受的；2.中产阶级的；3.资产阶级的
n. 1.追求物质享受的人; 2.中产阶级分子； 3.资产阶级分子
A: You are not looking very well at the moment.
B: Yeah, I had a nasty bout of food poisoning last week.
bout
n. 1.(疾病等的)侵袭，发作; 2.一次,一阵，一回; 3.拳击(或摔交)比赛
A: Doctor, I have been having some bowel problems lately.
B: Well, sit down and I will see what I can do.
bowel
n. 1.肠; 2.[pl.]内部，深处
A: I enjoy bowling and usually play on Sunday afternoon.
B: I’d love to join you next week.
bowling
n. 保龄球运动
A: The students set up a boycott outside the school gates.
B: Why? What was the problem?
boycott
vt./n. (联合)抵制,拒绝参与
A: I broke my leg and had to wear a brace for two months.
B: That must have been very painful.
brace
vt. 1.使防备，使受锻炼; 2.支住，撑牢; 3.使绷紧
n. 支架,托架
A: That is a beautiful bracelet that you are wearing.
B: Thanks, it was my grandmother’s.
bracelet
n. 手镯，臂镯
A: Excuse me, sir, but should this sentence be put in brackets?
B: No, they are not necessary.
A: The bookshelves are falling down.
B: That is because you did not bracket them to the wall.
bracket
n. 1.括号; 2.(年龄，收入等的)等级段，档次; 3.壁架，托架
vt. 1.把…置于括号内; 2.把…归入同一类
A: Billy is always bragging about his success.
B: Ah, he is still young, be patient with him.
brag
v. 自夸，吹嘘
A: Would you like a brandy?
B: No, thanks. It is too early for a drink.
brandy
n. 白兰地酒
A: What happened to Peter? I see that he broke his arm.
B: Oh, he got into a brawl on the street last night.
brawl
n./vi. 争吵，打架
A: Why are you home from work? It is early.
B: I could not stand it anymore and was forced to breach my contract.
breach
n. 1.破坏，违反;2.(关系的)破裂，不和; 3. 缺口,裂口
vt. 1.攻破, 在…造成缺口; 2.破坏，违反
A: Sorry I am late, there was a breakdown on the road.
B: Not to worry, the class has not started yet.
breakdown
n. 1.垮台，破裂；2.(健康，精神等)衰竭，衰弱; 3.(机器等的)损坏，故障; 4分类
A: Finally, a breakthrough in my science experiment.
B: Great, all your hard work has finally paid off.
breakthrough
n. 突破，突破性进展，重要的新发现
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