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Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase.
有个少年躲在积满灰尘的松散窗帘后把大衣装入手提箱。
loose：不固定;分开的;自由;松散的
dusty：尘土飞扬;布满灰尘的;灰尘覆盖的;土灰色的;灰暗的;无光泽的
curtain：窗帘;帘;幔;(遮隔房间的)帷幔;床帷;(舞台上的)幕，幕布，帷幕
teenager：青少年;(13至19岁之间的)青少年男女
pack up：收拾行李;打点（行装）;（机器）出故障，停止工作;（身体器官）衰竭
overcoat：大衣
suitcase：手提箱（可数名词），luggage/baggage都有行李箱的意思，是不可数名词
He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors.
尽管外面正打雷闪电，他仍计划在黄昏时分离家出走。
leave……for……：离开某个地方到某个地方
at dusk：黄昏时
though：虽然;尽管;即使;(用于主句后，引出补充说明，使语气变弱)不过，可是，然而
though不得与but连用
thunder：雷;雷声;雷鸣般的响声;轰隆声
lightning：闪电;闪电般的;飞快的;突然的;打闪
outdoors：在户外;在野外;旷野;郊外（outdoor+s=副词）
indoors：在室内;进入户内
He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer.
他不得不这样做是因为厌倦了父母对他英语学习的唠叨，不想再忍受下去了。
had got to do：不得不
was tired of：厌烦
同义词组：be sick of sth/be fed up with sth/be weary of sth
nagging：（ nag的现在分词）纠缠不休的;难以摆脱的;唠叨的;抱怨的;诉苦的
go through：经过;经历，经受（尤指苦难或艰难时期）;翻阅;翻找;整理;通读;彻查;
not……any longer：不（not）再（any longer）
同义词组：not……any more
He couldn’t get along well with English and disliked joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose.
他的英语学习总是无法取得进展，而且不喜欢参加英语课的学习，因为他以为老师有意忽视他。
get along well with：取得……进展;与……相处融洽;与…相处很好
disliked joining in English classes：不喜欢加入英语课=不喜欢上英语课
ignored忽视（动词）=ignorant（形容词）=ignorance（名词）
on purpose：故意地;特意地;有意地
As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60.
结果，他每次考试的分数合计从未超过60 。
As a result两种用法：As a result，+结果 /As a result of+原因
add up to：总计为;合计达
add……to……：把……加到……上/Add sugar to the milk（把糖加到牛奶里）
add to……：增加，是对…的增添，加强/ add to cart（添加到购物车）
His partner was concerned about him very much.She understood exactly what he was suffering from, but entirely disagreed with his idea.
他的搭档很关心他，也确切地理解他遭受的折磨，但却完全不同意他的想法。
partner：配偶;合伙人;搭档;同伴;舞伴
was concerned about：担心，关心
be concerned about/for sth/sb：担心（担心某人某事）
be concerned about/with sth：（某事）
exactly：确切地;准确地;精确地;(要求得到更多信息)究竟，到底
suffering from：患有;遭受
entirely disagreed with：完全不同意（直接加ly）

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In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a series of learning tips with him.
为了使他冷静下来好好解决问题，她和他面对面地交谈，并交换了一系列的学习心得技巧。
In order to: 为了;以便;目的在于;（某人）要想…（必须）…
calm him down: 使他镇静下来
settle: 解决(分歧、纠纷等);定居;结束(争论、争端等);(最终)决定，确定，安排好
face to face: 面对面;直面
swapped: 交换(东西);交换(工作);用…替换;把…换成;掉换(swap的过去分词和过去式)
swap sth with sb：与某人交换某物
a series of: 一系列;许多
learning tips: 学习小贴士;学习技巧
The items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.
她写下来的条款帮助他找到了学好英语的最佳捷径。
set down：制定，规定（规则等）;把（思想、经历等）写下来;记下
set out/off ：出发
set up：建立;创建
highway：捷径;公路;(尤指城镇间的)干道;交通要道;公用通道