<1> newsworthy adjective
important or interesting enough to be reported in newspapers, on the radio, or on television:

newsworthy events

<2> perform my chores

chore [countable]

1 a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean:

everyday chores like shopping and housework

We share the domestic chores.

3. run my errands

er‧rand [countable]

a short journey in order to do something for someone, for example delivering or collecting something for them:

I seemed to spend my life running errands for people.

She was always sending me on errands.

4. popping sound-砰的声音

5.blender noun

blend‧er [countable]

an electric machine that you use to mix liquids and soft foods together [= liquidizer British English]

6.grief-stricken

grief-stricken adjective

feeling very sad because of something that has happened:

The grief-stricken widow refused to leave her dead husband's side.

7.hectic

hec‧tic adjective

1 very busy or full of activity:

I've had a pretty hectic day.

a hectic social life

8.elf noun

elf plural elves [countable]
9.well up

well also well up [intransitive] literary

1 if a liquid wells or wells up, it comes to the surface of something and starts to flow out:

I felt tears well up in my eyes.

2 if a feeling wells or wells up in you, you start to feel it strongly:

Anger welled up within him.

10.convertible adjective

con‧ver‧ti‧ble

1 an object that is convertible can be folded or arranged in a different way so that it can be used as something else:

a convertible sofa

11. It came up in the context of the conversation.那次正好有机会谈到那件事。

12.upholster noun

up‧hol‧ster‧er [countable]

someone whose job is to cover chairs with material

13.ribbon

rib‧bon noun
piece of cloth[uncountable and countable] a narrow piece of attractive cloth that you use, for example, to tie your hair or hold things together [↪ bow]:

little girls with ribbons in their hair

a bundle of letters tied with pale blue ribbon

The ribbon was cut and the new station was officially open.

14.brunch noun

brunch [uncountable and countable]

a meal eaten in the late morning, as a combination of breakfast and lunch

WORD FOCUS: meal
meals at different times of day: breakfast, brunch, lunch, tea British English, dinner, supper
a meal outside: picnic, barbecue also barbie informal, cookout American English
when you quickly eat a little food : snack, a bite to eat
a very big meal for a lot of people: banquet, feast
parts of a meal: starter British English, appetizer American English (the first course)
main course/entree especially AmE, side dish (eaten with the main course)
dessert also pudding sweet British English (sweet food eaten at the end of the meal)

15. screw up
1 informal to make a bad mistake or do something very stupid [= mess up]:

You'd better not screw up this time.

16.macaroni

mac‧a‧ro‧ni [uncountable]

a type of pasta in the shape of small tubes

macaroni cheese British English /macaroni and cheese American English (=macaroni cooked with a cheese sauce)

17.It tastes like it's burnt and undercooked.

18.wake noun
the time before or after a funeral when friends and relatives meet to remember the dead person

19. an eligible bachelor
[only before noun] an eligible man or woman would be good to marry because they are rich, attractive, and not married:

Stephen was regarded as an eligible bachelor.

20.legendary adjective
very famous and admired:

Lonnie Johnson, the legendary blues guitarist

Her singing was legendary.

RF an imaginary creature like a small person with pointed ears and magical powers [↪ fairy, pixie]

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