24B
clown小丑
cruise ship游輪
impress
Brenda's speech at the awards ceremony impressed everyone present.
edutainment?
halftime[賽事的中場休息] ?v.s. ?intermission[play，show，concert中場休息]
resume [接著放、開始]
25A+B
athletic 運動的；健壯的
athletic ability運動能力
no doubt
Claire is no doubt the most popular girl in our high school.
From thick slices of roast beef to delicated little pastries[面包屑], our choices at the bufet[自助餐] were amazing.
mascot吉祥物
The "friendlies" were the mascots of the 2008 Olympic games.
inning stretch?
cheer a team on ?= cheer ?for a team
superstitious迷信
26A
tiptoe腳尖；墊腳v.
stand on one's tiptoes 墊著腳
Linda sneaked out of bed and tiptoed to the door.
linger繼續(xù)存留;逗留
The scent of the lady's perfume lingered in the room even after she left.
lingering拖延的；揮之不去的
a painful and lingering disease
bedpost
be stuffed with 塞滿了
perform a miracle 創(chuàng)造奇跡
the first/second/third person narrative
goody圣誕節(jié)的小禮物
goody-goody 超級乖寶寶
Don't be such a goody-goody, Let's have some fun!
sth. has repalced … as a …way to do…
In many businesses, tablets[?] have repalced paper as an efficient way to process customers' orders.
