12B
Service to others seems (like) the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
comsumption消费 un. 消耗 fuel consumption 油耗
The policy to stimulate consumption seems to be working.
personal consumption 个人消费
firsthand 亲身
you need to experience Sichuan cuisine firsthand to understand their culture
My sentiments exactly 我也同意
13a+b
sprint冲刺，快跑v. n.短跑 100-meter sprint 百米短跑
Hank sprint to catch the bus.
sprint out of 冲出
gorgeous 美丽的；动人的
How can we stay inside when the weather is so gorgeous?
muscular强壮的，肌肉发达的
Jason wants to be more muscular, so he's been working out.[健身]
stengthen stomach muscles 强化腹肌
yell 大喊
bully 欺负，恐吓
mumble咕哝，
Tom was mumbling to himself[喃喃自语] as the boss was scolding him.
in one's haste 匆忙中
In her haste to finish breakfast and rush out the door, Diana accidently spilled coffee on herself.
collect 收集；汇总
Our teach collects books every morning.
bump into sb 突然碰到
Love at first sight 一见钟情
with a wave 挥手
She walked off with a wave她挥手远去
no love lost 毫无好感
There is no love lost between A and B
tower over
a much taller person is looking down on someone, may in a threatening way俯视
或在高处监视
sore loser 输不起的人
his admiration for sb. grows 生长爱慕之情
be head over heels on love with sb.(have feelings of sb. or be crazy about someone)
He is head over heels on love with a girl in South.
Don't call people mean names 不要而言相向
rush off = leave very quickly
every now and then 偶尔
I go cinema every now and then.
14a Valentine's Day
glare at 怒目而视v. 怒目n.
The student gave his teacher a hostile glare after she punished him for tardiness.
groan 抱怨，发恼骚;痛苦呻吟
Charlie groaned about how his boss treated him.
The patient groaned in pain because he was badlly wounded.
teasing 戏弄n.
Love-hate relationship[爱恨交加] can be very common among family members
to take someone/sth. seriously = pay attention to sb./sth.
ask sb. out约会
