A: I beckoned him to come, but he refused to move.

　　B: Perhaps you were not polite enough.

　　beckon v. 示意;召唤

　　A: Watch out, there is a beetle crawling under your leg.

　　B: Ah, I hate insects.

　　beetle n. 甲虫

　　A: You should have telephoned me beforehand when you knew you were going to be late.

　　B: I am sorry, but my mobile phone is broken.

　　beforehand ad. 预先，事先

　　A: There is no need to bellow orders at me.

　　B: Sorry, but I did not think that you would hear me unless I shouted.

　　A: The fire is going out. What should I do?

　　B: Use the bellows to blow air onto it.

　　bellow vi. 1. 咆哮，怒吼;2. (公牛般地)吼叫

　　vt. 大声发出，大声喝道

　　n. 1. 喊声，咆哮;2. [~ s]风箱

　　A: I have a pain in my belly.

　　B: Well, you should have bad breakfast.

　　belly n. 肚子,腹部

　　A: Thank you for the beautiful present, you are far too benevolent.

　　B: You are most welcome. Kindness is not a complaint.

　　benevolent a. 仁慈的，善意的,慈善的

　　A: The test results have come back and the lump was benign.

　　B: Thanks, Doctor. I was so worried.

　　benign a. 1.善良的，慈祥的;2. (肿瘤等)良性的，无危险的

　　A: My little brother has barricaded himself into his bedroom and refused to come out.

　　B: Don’t worry, when he gets hungry he will come out.

　　A: The old town walls were initially built as barricades to keep the enemy out.

　　B: It is a shame that they have been so badly damaged!

　　barricade n. 路障，栅栏，障碍

　　vt. 设路障于，挡住

　　A: Do you have a basement in your house?

　　B: Yes, but we only use it for storage.

　　basement n. 地下室

　　A: This music is terrible.

　　B: I think that it is just because the bass is too loud.

　　bass n. 1. 男低音，低声部，低音乐器，2. 鲈鱼

　　A: I once read a book about an unwanted bastard child that was left to grow up alone in a forest.

　　B: I think that I may have read that one also.

　　bastard n. 1. 坏蛋，混蛋;2. 私生子

　　A: There is a wonderful smell coming from the kitchen.

　　B: I am glad that you like it, I have just made a batch of biscuits.

　　batch n. 1.一批，一组，一群; 2. 一批生产量

　　A: The woman was horribly battered by her husband.

　　B: How awful, I hope that she left him.

　　A: Do you like pancakes?

　　B: No, and nothing else that is made out of batter.

　　batter v. 连续猛击

　　n. (用鸡蛋，牛奶等调制的)面糊

　　A: Where did you buy your necklace?

　　B: Oh, I just bought the beads and made it myself.

　　bead n. 1.小珠子;2.(水，血，汗的)小滴

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