The non-**fungible** token (NFT) space has grown into an impressive $27bn (£19.8bn) market, with people across the world purchasing digital land, music, and art that cannot be physically seen or touched.
  * **fungible**： replaceable by another identical item; mutually interchangeable. 可互换的，代替的

**snarls** /snɑːl/
  * The dog in my yard usually **snarls at** walking people in the street. 向...叫.
  * I don't know why my hair **snarls** easily. 缠结

a **prolific** author **多产的**

They believed they were participating in an insurance **scam**, not a murder... **诈骗**

These text messages are **purveyors** of the job scam: The **scammers** lure people in with seemingly well-paying and easy jobs, only to end up taking money from these victims.
  * **purveyors** /pəˈveɪə,pəːˈveɪə/: a person who sells or deals in particular goods.
  * **scammers**: a person who commits fraud or participates in a dishonest scheme.

If you have plans to sell your home, don't **splurge** on renovation: spend (money) freely or extravagantly.
  * splurge /spləːdʒ/

The Chinese **zodiac** is a pseudoscientific classification scheme based on the lunar calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle 
  * **zodiac** [ˈzəʊdiæk]
  * **pseudoscientific**: 伪科学的

My eyes are **gummy**. 我的眼睛**黏糊糊**的。
  * **gummy**: Having the sticky properties of an adhesive; covered with adhesive gum

Men who use **steroids** are motivated by sheer vanity. 使用**类固醇**的男人纯粹是受虚荣心的驱使
  * **steroids** /ˈstɪərɔɪd,ˈstɛrɔɪd/: Drug making muscles bigger and giving more energy

we can't let these thoughtless **morons** get away with mindless vandalism every weekend: a stupid person.

We can calculate the **deflection** with this **equation**.

joining ['dʒɔɪnɪŋ]

The **wrecker** moved the wrecked cars to a safe place. 清障车将马路上停放的病车拖到了安全地点.

an ambitious **yuppie** lawyer. 雄心勃勃的**雅皮士**律师 (属于中上阶层的年轻专业人士)
  * **yuppie**: A young person with a well-paid job and a fashionable lifestyle.

electric **bug**/mosquito **racket** 球拍

As part of this training, **a mock scenario** would be conducted on November 30th, 1983 模拟场景

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service was formed in 1952, **Modelling after** Britain's foreign intelligence agency, MI6.

The **scalpel** accompanys my mother everyday. **外科手术刀**每天都陪伴着我妈妈. [ˈskælpəl]

**accompany** <-> company
  * accompany: go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort.
     * "the two sisters were to **accompany** us to London"
   * company: associate with; keep company with.
      * "these men which have **companied** with us all this time"

We chatted over tea and **scones**. 我们一边喝茶吃**烤饼**一边聊天。

Hornbills **take shelter from the rain** on Seletar resident's balcony

Would you like **white meat** or **dark meat** ?
  * dark meat: the meat that comes from the legs and thighs of chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc. Dark meat is less useful in industry, especially fast food, because it is difficult to mold into shapes.
  * white meat: the lighter-colored meat of poultry (light meat), coming from the breast, as contrasted with dark meat from the legs.

Rotation <-> Revolution ,  rotate <-> Revolve
  * Rotation: refers to an object's spinning motion about its own axis.
     * Earth **rotates** on its own axis, producing the 24-hour day
  * Revolution: refers the object's orbital motion around another object. For example, 
     * Earth **revolves** about the Sun, producing the 365-day year. 

**rev**: 使发动机）快速旋转
  * The taxi driver revved up his engine. 出租车司机把发动机发动起来。
  * I could hear the car revving outside. 我可以听到外面汽车发动的声音。

**RPM** stands for **revolutions** per minute

gear: 齿轮; 排挡; 传动装置; （使）适应，使…准备好
  * (British English) to **change gear** 换挡
  * (North Amercian English) to s**hift gear** 换挡
  * Coming out of the final bend, the runner **stepped up a gear** to overtake the rest of the pack. 赛跑者绕过最后一个弯道后开始加速，以图超越同组的其他选手。
  * (British English)The party organization is moving into **top gear** as the election approaches. 随着选举的临近，这个政党的组织工作正在紧锣密鼓地进行

Lever <-> level

Neighbours eventually **levered open** the door with a **crowbar**. 邻居们最终用一根**铁撬**把门撬开了。
  * lever: 用杠杆撬动
  * **crowbar**: [ˈkrəʊbɑ:(r)]

Stir in 1 **level teaspoon** of yeast. 加入一**平茶匙**的酵母后搅拌。

Iglesias scored twice to **level the score**... 伊格莱西亚斯连进两球，**追平了比分**

**crap**: Something of extremely poor quality <-> crab
  * (British English)Her latest film is a load of **crap** . 她最近的一部电影很**糟糕**。
  * Don't pull that **crap**. 别胡扯了.


A **voyeur** was seen lurking around the girl's dormitory. 有人看到一位**偷窥狂**躲藏在女生宿舍附近.
  * voyeur 英[vwaɪˈɜ:(r)]美[vɔɪˈjə]: a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others

**Police beat**: A small police station, with a limited range of facilities, located in an officer's residence or in a shopping centre

Finally, we wish to thank the author of this article which carries no **byline**.最后, 我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有**署名**的作者.
  * **byline**: a line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article

The company was **saddled with** debts of £12 million. 公司背着1 200万英镑的债务。