A: My brother got married last year.

　　B: That surprises me, I thought that he would remain a bachelor for the rest of his life.

　　bachelor

　　n. 1.单身男士，单身汉; 2.学士,学士学位

　　A: That is a nice badge that you are wearing.

　　B: Thanks, I bought it at the market this morning.

　　badge

　　n. 1.徽章，证章; 2.标记，标志; 3.象征

　　A: Would you like have a game of badminton with me this evening?

　　B: Sorry, but I only play football.

　　badminton

　　n. 羽毛球运动

　　A: Did you enjoy the film?

　　B: Yeah, but I was baffled by the plot.

　　baffle

　　vt. 使困惑，难住

　　A: Was the criminal released from jail?

　　B: Yes, but only on bail.

　　bail

　　n. 1.保释金; 2.准许保释

　　vt. 1.(out) 保释，帮助脱离困境; 2.用桶(从船里)舀水

　　A: I caught four fish, big ones.

　　B: You must have been using good bait.

　　bait

　　n. 1.(钓鱼等用的)饵,诱饵; 诱惑物，引诱物

　　vt.1.装饵于,故意激怒

　　A: that man looks very young to be going bald.

　　B: Yeah, he looks no more than twenty five.

　　bald

　　a. 1.秃头的，秃的; 2.(织物,轮胎等)磨光的; 3.明显的，不加掩饰的

　　A: Have you ever been to the ballet?

　　B: Yes, but I always prefer the theatre.

　　ballet

　　n. 1.芭蕾舞，芭蕾舞剧; 2.芭蕾舞用

　　A: The voting for the president was done by the secret ballot.

　　B: It must have been very fair then.

　　ballot

　　n. 1.投票表决(或选举); 2.选票; 3.投票总数

　　v. (使)投票表决

　　A: This meal is delicious, is there a secret ingredient?

　　B: Not really, except I used lots of bamboo shoots.

　　bamboo

　　n. 竹,竹子

　　A: Help! I am bleeding.

　　B: Here, use my scarf as a bandage.

　　A: I was not able to bandage your wound properly.

　　B: It is alright, so long as the bleeding has stopped.

　　bandage

　　n. 绷带

　　vt. 用绷带绑扎

　　A: This film is stupid.

　　B: Really, you usually one the ones about bandits and cowboys.

　　bandit

　　n. 强盗，土匪，歹徒

　　A: I can’t banish my girlfriend from my dreams.

　　B: It must be love then.

　　banish

　　vt. 1.放逐，驱逐;2.消除，排除

　　A: My university is putting on an huge banquet for my graduation.

　　B: Sounds wonderful, can I come?

　　banquet

　　n. 宴会，盛宴

　　A: The weather is wonderful, let’s have a barbecue.

　　B: You go ahead, I have already had my dinner.

　　barbecue

　　n. 1.金属烧烤; 2.烧烤野餐

　　vt. 在烤架上烧烤

　　A: That is a very long boat in the canal.

　　B: It is one of the largest barges in the country.

　　barge

　　n. 驳船

　　vi. (卤莽而笨拙地)猛撞,冲，闯

　　barge in 闯入,干预

　　A: This tea tastes strange.

　　B: That is because it is made out of barley.

　　barley

　　n. 大麦

　　A: The barometer indicates that it is going to be raining tomorrow.

　　B: Oh, I never trust that old thing.

　　barometer

　　n. 气压计,晴雨表