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♥How was it?:

(spoken) often used in conversation to ask sb.about their opinion or experience of sth.怎么样？(口语常用表达，用于询问看法或经历)

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嗨，你们还记得你们第一次吃中国菜的经历吗？感觉怎么样？

Hey, guys, do you remember your first time to taste Chinese food? How was it?

♥earnest /'3:nIst/: a.very serious and sincere 非常认真的；郑重其事的

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朋友们说他是一个认真勤奋的年轻人。

Friends described him as an earnest, hard-working young man.

♥search somewhere for sth.;

try to find sth. in some place 在某地方搜寻某物短语应用

警察在树林中搜寻失踪的男孩。

意群提示 (missing)

The police searched the woods for the missing boy.

用法拓展 search, search for

1search:look through 检查；搜查

They searched the man in front of me from head to foot.他们把我前面的男子从头到脚搜查了一遍。

2 search for: look for 寻找；搜寻

The customs were searching for drugs at the airport.海关人员在机场搜查毒品。

♥exclaim/Ik skleIm/:v.

say sth.suddenly and loudly because of surprise, anger, or excitement （由于惊奇、气愤或激动）呼喊，惊叫

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她听到自己被录取的消息高兴得叫了起来。

意群提示 (in delight; admit sb.)

She exclaimed in delight upon hearing the news that she was admitted.

♥civil→civilize(v.使文明；教化)> civilization

architectn.建筑师；缔造者>architecture architectural

♥absorbed

so interested or involved in sth. that you do not notice anything else

极感兴趣的；全神贯注的；专注的

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他沉浸在书中，没有注意到我进来。

He was so absorbed in his book that he didn't even notice me come in.