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GLOSSARY

topromise–toguarantee;totellsomeoneyouwilldosomething

*Gwen,pleasepromisethatyouwonttellanyoneaboutthemistakeImadein

thereportbeforeIhaveachancetofixit.

sorry–regretful;feelingbadaboutsomething;usuallyusedincaseswhen

someonedidorsaidsomethingwrong

*Shewassorrytohavebrokenthevasethatbelongedtoherfriend’s

grandmother.

acrush–tothinksomeoneisattractive,usuallyusedforteenagerswhofeela

temporaryattraction;towanttodatesomeone

*Danahascrushesonthreeyersonthebaseballteam.

toslipout–tosaysomethingaccidentally,withoutintendingorwantingto

*Shedidn’tnontellinganyonethatshewasquittingherjob,butduringa

lunchmeeting,itjustslippedout.

inconfidence–insecret,sothatnooneelseknows

*IfItellyousomethinginconfidence,Idon’twantyoutorepeatittoanyone.

totally–completely

*ItotallyforgotthatIwassupposedtogoovertoMartin’shousetodaytohelp

himsetupfortheparty!

toregret–tofeelsorryforsomething;towishthatsomethinghadnothappened

*Afterlosingthemostimportantgameoftheyear,theteamregrettednot

practicingmore.

totakeitback–towishthatyouhadnotdonesomethingafteryou’vedoneit;to

wanttomakethingsastheywerebefore

*IwastryingtohelphimwhenItoldhisbossthathewassick,buthisbossfired

him.IwishIcouldtakeitallback.

toaccept(someone’s)apology–toforgivesomeone;torecognizethat

someonehasregret;tonotfeelangrywithsomeoneanymore

*Willyouacceptmyapologyforinsultingyouearliertonight?

词汇表

承诺——保证；告诉你会做某事*

Gwen，请保证在我有机会纠正之前，你

不会告诉任何人我在报告中所犯的错误。

抱歉——遗憾；对某事感觉不好；