1 pet shop 宠物店

I need to go to the pet shop to buy some food for my gold fish.我得去宠物店替我的金鱼买鱼食。

2 suggest v. 建议；提议

Mary suggests that we go to her restaurant for dinner.玛丽提议大家去她的餐馆吃晚饭。

3 faithful adj. 忠实的；忠心的

My boyfriend and I are faithful to one another.我和男朋友彼此忠诚。

4 certain adj. 确信的；无疑的

I am certain that I put the keys on the key rack.我确定有把钥匙挂在钥匙架上。

5 centipede n. 蜈蚣

If you lift up a heavy rock, you may find a centipede living under it.如果你举起一块大石，可能会发现底下有蜈蚣。

6 imagine v. 想象

Imagine a space vacation to the moon.想象一下前往月球的太空假期。

7 immaculate adj. 洁净的；无污垢的

Jim’s room was immaculate after his mother cleaned it.吉姆的房间经过他妈妈打扫后，变得一尘不染。

8 silverware n. 银制餐具

We keep our silverware in a drawer in the kitchen.我们把银制餐具放在厨房的抽屉里。

9 counter-top n. 厨房台面

Morgan’s family has a counter-top dishwasher.摩根家的厨房台面上有个洗碗机。

10 appliance n. 用具；器具

The department store had a sale on household appliances.百货公司有家用品特卖活动。

11 sparkle v. 闪耀；发光

Commercials usually show a sparkling clean kitchen to promote their products.商业广告通常会展示整理得亮晶晶的厨房，来促销相关产品。

12 absolutely adv. 完全地；绝对地

Are you absolutely sure that this is the man who you saw leave the scene of the crime? 你百分之百确定从犯罪现场离开的是这个人吗？

13 amaze v. 吃惊；惊愕

The show is guaranteed to amaze and shock you.这场表演保证会让你大吃一惊。

14 living room 客厅

We keep our television in the living room.我们把电视放在客厅。

15 vacuum v./n. 用吸尘器清扫；吸尘器

Teresa used her vacuum to clean up all the cat hair on her sofa.特丽莎用她的吸尘器把沙发上所有的猫毛都清干净了。

16 furniture n. 家具

The Smiths collect antique furniture.史密斯家收集古董家具。

17 dust v. 掸掉灰尘；打扫

Tara dusts her shelves once a week.塔拉一个星期掸一次书架上的灰尘。

18 pillow n. 枕头

I can’t sleep without a pillow.我没有枕头不能睡。

19 sofa n. 沙发

When we have company over for the weekend, I sleep on the sofa.我们周末有朋友来访时，我都会睡沙发。

20 plump v. 使鼓起；拍松

Plump your pillows so they don’t flatten.把枕头拍松，这样就不会扁扁的了。

21 corner n. 街角；角落

A square has four sides and four corners.正方形有四个边和四个角。

22 newspaper n. 报纸

The newspaper has an article about the newly elected Prime Minister of Canada.报纸上有篇文章在讲最近当选的加拿大总理。

23 matter n. 事情；问题

As a matter of fact, I do like chocolate chip ice cream.事实上，我真的喜欢巧克力碎片冰淇淋。

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