Common A1 English Words

a similar kindnoun, verb

I don't like these gummies because they taste like corn.我不喜欢这些软糖，因为它们尝起来像玉米。

a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)noun, verb

And if you take your phone and record yourself doing the speaking challenge, tag me, and use the hashtag Sprout Speaking Challenge, then my friends, I'm going to give you feedback on your English speaking, your pronunciation, your grammar.如果你拿起手机录下你进行说话挑战的过程，记得@我，并带上话题标签#SproutSpeakingChallenge，那么，朋友们，我将对你的英语口语、发音和语法给出反馈。

a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponentnoun, verb

He's finally getting the chance to feel safety and comfort of a home, and he's made a lot of progress already.他终于有机会感受到家的安全与舒适，而且他已经取得了很大的进步。

used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fittingadjective, adverb

It helps my brain function better, and it just makes me feel generally healthier.它能让我的大脑更好地工作，而且让我感觉整体上更健康。

the fact of being aware of information that is known to few peoplenoun, verb

See, Mark Anthony doesn't even know he has FELV, and he probably doesn't even care that he's missing a leg.你看，马克·安东尼甚至不知道自己患有猫白血病，他可能根本不在乎自己少了一条腿。

quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a classadjective

This woman built an entire world from scratch, all for one tiny jumping spider.这位女士从零开始打造了一个完整的世界，这一切都是为了这只小小的跳蛛。

on the moveadjective, adverb

This game is topic talk, where we will be talking about a random topic for one minute in English.这个游戏是主题对话，我们将在一分钟内用英语讨论一个随机话题。

an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; it is something that nobody can take away"noun

This right here is made of wood, and this is made of metal.这个是用木头做的，而这个是用金属做的。

the chance to speaknoun, verb

Choose one sentence from the first group and say it again in your mind.从第一组中选择一个句子，在心里再说一遍。

an instance of deliberate thinkingnoun, verb

I think humans naturally fear things we don't understand.我认为人类天生就会恐惧我们不了解的事物。

benefitnoun, adjective

In the future, I would like to get even better with this because I know that eating a rainbow a day, eating lots of different colours, helps my body function better.未来，我希望能够在这方面做得更好，因为我知道每天吃‘彩虹’，吃各种不同的颜色，能帮助我的身体更好地运作。

the momentary presentnoun, adverb

Now, as a responsible adult, I still enjoy indulging in sweet treats, but I am much more balanced with my diet.现在，作为一个负责任的成年人，我仍然喜欢享受甜食，但我的饮食更加均衡了。

engage inverb

It helps my brain function better, and it just makes me feel generally healthier.它能让我的大脑更好地工作，而且让我感觉整体上更健康。

raiseverb, adjective

I would hide under the table and literally eat the food until I threw up.我会躲在桌子底下，不停地吃，直到吐出来。

have need ofverb

If you want to continue practicing real conversations, use Salu English through the link in the description.如果你想继续练习真实的对话，请通过描述中的链接使用Salu English。

the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is locatednoun, verb

I had some of those assumptions myself, but sometimes learning about the thing you're afraid of can completely change the way you see it.我自己也曾有过那些偏见，但有时了解你所恐惧的事物，会彻底改变你看待它的方式。

in accordance with truth or fact or realityadverb

Well, I tell you, the people that live around here and boater on here are really happy that you're bringing the bay back.好吧，我得说，住在这里和在这里划船的人们真的很高兴你们能让海湾恢复原貌。

an instance or single occasion for some eventnoun

With time, I put my finger in front of her, and she would just climb on it.随着时间的推移，我把手指放在她面前，她就会爬上来。

the present location; this placenoun, adjective, adverb

This right here is made of wood, and this is made of metal.这个是用木头做的，而这个是用金属做的。

At what time; -- used interrogatively.adverb

It's a challenge, but when you're challenged, you improve.这很有挑战性，但当你接受挑战时，你就会进步。

(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseballnoun, verb, adjective

I learned to watch her body language to figure out whether she was comfortable, curious, scared, or simply interested.我学会了观察她的肢体语言，来判断她是感到舒适、好奇、害怕，还是仅仅感兴趣。

a location other than here; that placenoun, adverb

There will never be another Violet, but before long, more jumping spiders began joining the little world that she inspired, and every tiny room that Claudia builds now carries a little piece of the spider who started it all.维奥莱特是独一无二的，但不久之后，更多的跳蛛开始加入她所启发的小世界，而克劳迪娅现在建造的每一个微型房间，都承载着那只开启这一切的蜘蛛的一点点痕迹。

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visuallynoun, verb

I hope people watching Violet's story start looking at small creatures a little differently.我希望观看维奥莱特故事的人们，能开始以不同的眼光看待这些小生物。

that time; that momentnoun, adjective, adverb

If you want to use this topic tool that I've been using, then you can click the link in my bio to use it.如果你想使用我一直在用的这个话题工具，可以点击我简介中的链接来使用它。

English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal statenoun, adjective, adverb

Now, as a responsible adult, I still enjoy indulging in sweet treats, but I am much more balanced with my diet.现在，作为一个负责任的成年人，我仍然喜欢享受甜食，但我的饮食更加均衡了。

In what manner or way; by what means or process.adverb

Today you practice how to build English thoughts from quick observations, feelings, and simple first words before translating takes over.今天你练习如何在翻译接管之前，从快速观察、感受和简单的初始词语中构建英语思维。

a special situationnoun

Claudia had always loved tiny things, but finding a pet she could truly bond with wasn't exactly easy.克劳迪娅一直很喜欢微小的东西，但要找到一只真正能建立情感联系的宠物并不容易。

precisely as statedadjective, adverb

They are very smart and keep snacks on hand because they're very food motivated.它们非常聪明，要随身备着零食，因为它们完全是为食物驱动的。

the act of usingnoun, verb

You'll notice that the technique I was using was PPF: past, present, future.你会注意到我使用的技巧是PPF：过去、现在、未来。

a small amount or durationnoun, adjective

Soon, Violet had a crochet pouch, miniature rooms, and her own little travel carrier called a pocket pod.很快，维奥莱特就有了钩针编织的小袋子、微型房间，还有她专属的旅行箱，也就是“口袋舱”。

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebodyverb

Use that sentence once today, even quietly, because real progress comes from bringing practice into a normal moment.今天用一次那个句子，即使很轻声，因为真正的进步来自于将练习带入正常时刻。

an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of nnoun, verb

I mean, for a spider, that's a pretty convincing love language.我的意思是，对于一只蜘蛛来说，这是一种非常有说服力的示爱方式。

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectivelynoun, verb

I've also had people question the idea of keeping a spider as a pet at all.我也遇到过有人质疑养蜘蛛当宠物这件事。

an intuitive awareness;noun, verb

The goal is to make useful English feel available, steady, and connected to real life.目标是让实用的英语感觉可用、稳定，并与现实生活相连。

Anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing.noun, adverb

Let me find something that would feel nice more than my hands.让我找个比我的手挠起来更舒服的东西。

the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruptionnoun, verb

Today's topic is build English thoughts from quick observations, feelings, and simple first words before translating takes over.今天的主题是在翻译接管之前，从快速观察、感受和简单的初始词汇中构建英语思维。

the condition of things generallynoun

Her allergies made cats and dogs difficult to keep around, so she decided the only way to have a pet was to confront one of her fears: spiders.她的过敏体质让她很难养猫狗，所以她决定，拥有宠物的唯一方法就是直面恐惧：蜘蛛。

a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brinenoun

We got pretty well all of the debris out of it, and then we started this removing the sediment about a week ago.我们已经清理了几乎所有的碎片，然后在大约一周前开始清理沉积物。

a condition requiring reliefnoun, verb

If English disappears at the exact moment you need it, stay with me for this practice.如果在你需要英语的那一刻它恰好消失了，请跟着我一起做这个练习。

activity directed toward making or doing somethingnoun, verb

This is steady English, and we will move slowly enough for your listening and your speaking to work together.这是稳定的英语，我们会放慢速度，让你的听力和口语能协同工作。

the first or highest in an ordering or seriesnoun, adjective

But I'm only giving feedback to the first fifty people.但我只会给前五十位参与者反馈。

a parcel of land having fixed boundariesnoun, verb

In the future, I would like to get even better with this because I know that eating a rainbow a day, eating lots of different colours, helps my body function better.未来，我希望能够在这方面做得更好，因为我知道每天吃‘彩虹’，吃各种不同的颜色，能帮助我的身体更好地运作。

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axisnoun

This tiny fox cub had been trapped ten feet underground for three days, and there was literally no way for him to get himself back out.这只小狐狸幼崽被困在地下十英尺深处三天了，他根本没有办法自己爬出来。

the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spinenoun

Even when Claudia gave her an entire room to explore, Violet walked straight back to her.即使克劳迪娅给了她整个房间去探索，维奥莱特还是会径直回到她身边。

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or qualitynoun, adjective

This kind of English helps you stay connected instead of going silent.这种英语帮助你保持联系，而不是陷入沉默。

in additionadverb

I've also had people question the idea of keeping a spider as a pet at all.我也遇到过有人质疑养蜘蛛当宠物这件事。

the beginning of anythingnoun

That curiosity and awareness were actually what made me start showing her my miniatures.正是那种好奇心和感知力，让我开始向她展示我的微缩模型。

a great amount or extentnoun, adjective, adverb

I would go to my friends' birthday parties and grab as much food as possible from the table.我会去朋友的生日派对，从桌子上尽可能多地拿食物。

an exchange of ideas via conversationnoun

This game is topic talk, where we will be talking about a random topic for one minute in English.这个游戏是主题对话，我们将在一分钟内用英语讨论一个随机话题。

in actual factadverb

That curiosity and awareness were actually what made me start showing her my miniatures.正是那种好奇心和感知力，让我开始向她展示我的微缩模型。

the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original lengthnoun, verb

But I'm only giving feedback to the first fifty people.但我只会给前五十位参与者反馈。

become even or more evenverb, adjective

Violet would relax into Claudia's hands and even give her tiny high fives.维奥莱特会放松地待在克劳迪娅的手心里，甚至还会和她击掌。

make an effort or attemptverb

But, young, you're part of the team that's in charge of trying to clean up the bay.年轻人，你是负责清理海湾的团队成员之一。

give help or assistance; be of serviceverb

In the future, I would like to get even better with this because I know that eating a rainbow a day, eating lots of different colours, helps my body function better.未来，我希望能够在这方面做得更好，因为我知道每天吃‘彩虹’，吃各种不同的颜色，能帮助我的身体更好地运作。

a strong positive emotion of regard and affectionnoun

Claudia had always loved tiny things, but finding a pet she could truly bond with wasn't exactly easy.克劳迪娅一直很喜欢微小的东西，但要找到一只真正能建立情感联系的宠物并不容易。

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limitsadverb

I would love for you to join me on this challenge to improve our English speaking together and remember it's not too late to start speaking.我非常希望你能加入这个挑战，我们一起提高英语口语，记住现在开始开口说英语还不晚。

a unit of language that native speakers can identifynoun

Today's topic is build English thoughts from quick observations, feelings, and simple first words before translating takes over.今天的主题是在翻译接管之前，从快速观察、感受和简单的初始词汇中构建英语思维。

not the same one or ones already mentioned or impliedadjective

He saw so many other cats come and go while he was left behind.他看着许多其他的猫咪来来去去，而自己却被留在了原地。

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discoveredadjective

Mark Anthony is a stray cat who was found crying all alone in the snow in New York City.马克·安东尼是一只流浪猫，被发现时独自在纽约市的雪地里哭泣。

significantadjective

She was like three apples big when I first went and got her.我第一次去把她接回来的时候，她只有三个苹果那么大。

a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some fieldnoun, adjective

For those looking to level up, our newest feature, ATK classes, offers more in-depth instruction led by ATK experts, so you can gain greater confidence in the kitchen.对于那些想要提升厨艺的人，我们最新的功能“ATK课程”提供了由ATK专家指导的更深入的教学，让您在厨房里更有信心。

(cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitchnoun, adverb

Today's topic is build English thoughts from quick observations, feelings, and simple first words before translating takes over.今天的主题是在翻译接管之前，从快速观察、感受和简单的初始词汇中构建英语思维。

at the time or occasion immediately followingadverb

Take your cooking to the next level with our essential membership.通过我们的会员服务，让你的烹饪水平更上一层楼。

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) daysnoun

Claudia had already been making polymer clay miniatures for years, and Violet was small enough to fit inside one of her tiny houses.克劳迪娅多年来一直制作软陶微缩模型，而维奥莱特小到足以住进她的小房子里。

soft fine feathersnoun

We dig it up, pick it up out of the bay, put it in these haul barges like that, and that went down there.我们把它从海湾里挖出来，装进像那样的运输驳船里，然后运到那边。

a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)noun, verb

So we got these areas that shoaled in, and the state has identified, FEMA has identified, and crewed to, and they mark those off, tell us where they're at, and that's all we will remove.所以我们针对这些淤积区域，州政府和FEMA已经进行了鉴定和确认，并做了标记，告诉我们它们在哪里，这就是我们唯一要清除的部分。

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'noun

This video was originally going to be about why you should adopt Mark Anthony, but as I was putting together this video, I just got the sweetest update.这段视频原本是关于为什么要领养马克·安东尼的，但在我制作视频时，我收到了最甜蜜的最新消息。

come upon, as if by accident; meet withverb

Claudia had always loved tiny things, but finding a pet she could truly bond with wasn't exactly easy.克劳迪娅一直很喜欢微小的东西，但要找到一只真正能建立情感联系的宠物并不容易。

express gratitude or show appreciation toverb

Thank you.谢谢你。

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortressnoun, verb

Her allergies made cats and dogs difficult to keep around, so she decided the only way to have a pet was to confront one of her fears: spiders.她的过敏体质让她很难养猫狗，所以她决定，拥有宠物的唯一方法就是直面恐惧：蜘蛛。

a telephone connectionnoun

Soon, Violet had a crochet pouch, miniature rooms, and her own little travel carrier called a pocket pod.很快，维奥莱特就有了钩针编织的小袋子、微型房间，还有她专属的旅行箱，也就是“口袋舱”。

gain knowledge or skillsverb

I had some of those assumptions myself, but sometimes learning about the thing you're afraid of can completely change the way you see it.我自己也曾有过那些偏见，但有时了解你所恐惧的事物，会彻底改变你看待它的方式。

by chanceadverb

When I pick recipes for a five recipe test, I'm usually looking for diversity, so maybe different ingredients, different techniques, and approaches.当我为五种食谱测试挑选食谱时，我通常会寻找多样性，比如不同的配料、不同的技巧和方法。

put into a certain place or abstract locationverb

With time, I put my finger in front of her, and she would just climb on it.随着时间的推移，我把手指放在她面前，她就会爬上来。

the act of publicly exhibiting or entertainingnoun, verb

That curiosity and awareness were actually what made me start showing her my miniatures.正是那种好奇心和感知力，让我开始向她展示我的微缩模型。

a characteristic state or mode of livingnoun

Violet's life was so small and so short, but somehow she reminded me that my time is limited too.维奥莱特的生命是如此渺小而短暂，但不知何故，她提醒了我，我的时间也同样有限。

inquire aboutverb

Imagine someone asks, "What do you think about this idea?想象有人问：“你觉得这个想法怎么样？

the present time or agenoun, adverb

Today you practice how to build English thoughts from quick observations, feelings, and simple first words before translating takes over.今天你练习如何在翻译接管之前，从快速观察、感受和简单的初始词语中构建英语思维。

with nevertheless the final resultadverb

But I'm only giving feedback to the first fifty people.但我只会给前五十位参与者反馈。

use languageverb

After, I'll give you a simple speaking technique to help make this easier for you.之后，我会给你一个简单的演讲技巧，让你更容易做到。

not in operation or operationaladjective

And then we put it on the off-road truck and take it out and dump it on the beach and then spread it back out.然后我们把它装上越野卡车，运出去倒在海滩上，再把它铺平。

by a circular or circuitous routeadverb

Her allergies made cats and dogs difficult to keep around, so she decided the only way to have a pet was to confront one of her fears: spiders.她的过敏体质让她很难养猫狗，所以她决定，拥有宠物的唯一方法就是直面恐惧：蜘蛛。

earlier in time; previouslyadverb

There will never be another Violet, but before long, more jumping spiders began joining the little world that she inspired, and every tiny room that Claudia builds now carries a little piece of the spider who started it all.维奥莱特是独一无二的，但不久之后，更多的跳蛛开始加入她所启发的小世界，而克劳迪娅现在建造的每一个微型房间，都承载着那只开启这一切的蜘蛛的一点点痕迹。

an instance of questioningnoun

I've also had people question the idea of keeping a spider as a pet at all.我也遇到过有人质疑养蜘蛛当宠物这件事。

a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)noun, verb

And while they do tend to need a bit more love, cats who have FELV can still enjoy many years of a high-quality life full of love, comfort, and play.虽然他们确实需要更多的关爱，但患有猫白血病的猫咪依然可以享受多年充满爱、舒适和玩耍的高质量生活。

anewadverb

Choose one sentence from the first group and say it again in your mind.从第一组中选择一个句子，在心里再说一遍。

the particular auditory effect produced by a given causenoun

Connect the sentence to sound detail, not to a memorized classroom answer.将句子与声音细节联系起来，而不是记忆课堂答案。

located farther aftadjective, adverb

After, I'll give you a simple speaking technique to help make this easier for you.之后，我会给你一个简单的演讲技巧，让你更容易做到。

the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavosnoun, adjective

The goal is to make useful English feel available, steady, and connected to real life.目标是让实用的英语感觉可用、稳定，并与现实生活相连。

come to passverb

No, a lot of people would like to see that happen because the bay is not real deep.不，很多人确实希望看到这种情况，因为海湾并不深。

indicating exactness or precisenessadverb

Claudia had always loved tiny things, but finding a pet she could truly bond with wasn't exactly easy.克劳迪娅一直很喜欢微小的东西，但要找到一只真正能建立情感联系的宠物并不容易。

(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in numberadjective, adverb

I bought gummies and I ate most of them except for these ones.我买了软糖，除了这些剩下的，其他的我都吃完了。

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specifiedadjective

There will never be another Violet, but before long, more jumping spiders began joining the little world that she inspired, and every tiny room that Claudia builds now carries a little piece of the spider who started it all.维奥莱特是独一无二的，但不久之后，更多的跳蛛开始加入她所启发的小世界，而克劳迪娅现在建造的每一个微型房间，都承载着那只开启这一切的蜘蛛的一点点痕迹。

unlike in nature or quality or form or degreeadjective

In the future, I would like to get even better with this because I know that eating a rainbow a day, eating lots of different colours, helps my body function better.未来，我希望能够在这方面做得更好，因为我知道每天吃‘彩虹’，吃各种不同的颜色，能帮助我的身体更好地运作。

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite numberadjective

And while they do tend to need a bit more love, cats who have FELV can still enjoy many years of a high-quality life full of love, comfort, and play.虽然他们确实需要更多的关爱，但患有猫白血病的猫咪依然可以享受多年充满爱、舒适和玩耍的高质量生活。

a small portable timepiecenoun

But when Violet became comfortable with letting Claudia watch her groom herself, the two became fast friends.但当维奥莱特习惯了让克劳迪娅看着她梳理自己时，她们很快就成了好朋友。

any of various alternatives; some otheradjective

There will never be another Violet, but before long, more jumping spiders began joining the little world that she inspired, and every tiny room that Claudia builds now carries a little piece of the spider who started it all.维奥莱特是独一无二的，但不久之后，更多的跳蛛开始加入她所启发的小世界，而克劳迪娅现在建造的每一个微型房间，都承载着那只开启这一切的蜘蛛的一点点痕迹。

a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Rivieranoun, adjective

Let me find something that would feel nice more than my hands.让我找个比我的手挠起来更舒服的东西。

a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served againnoun, verb

But when Violet became comfortable with letting Claudia watch her groom herself, the two became fast friends.但当维奥莱特习惯了让克劳迪娅看着她梳理自己时，她们很快就成了好朋友。

the slender part of the backnoun, adjective

Claudia had already been making polymer clay miniatures for years, and Violet was small enough to fit inside one of her tiny houses.克劳迪娅多年来一直制作软陶微缩模型，而维奥莱特小到足以住进她的小房子里。