【明報專訊】Have you ever spent money on online games? Addicted to gaming, Bill has been saving for purchases which let him unlock the new level and new characters in the game.
“ MoMo: Bill's not in control of his gaming habit. ”
“ Pat: He's lost some weight recently, hasn't he? ”
“ Bill: Gotcha! ”
“ MoMo: What happened to you, Bill? ”
“ Bill: I've skipped breakfast and lunch for a week... ”
“ Pat: Gaming has wrecked your finances! ”
“ MoMo: You prefer gaming to eating. That's insane! ”
■English highway﹕skip
If you skip something, you
(1) do not do something that you usually do or that you should do, or
(2) do not deal with something that would normally come or happen next.
e.g. She skipped the class in order to go shopping.
The teacher skipped the first two chapters.
■Quiz
Match the correct sentences.
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1. Time is running out.．
2. He has skipped the History lectures for three times.．
3. This part of the book isn't very interesting. ．
．a. I'll probably skip over it.
．b. The lecturer will not let him sit the exam.
．c. Let's skip to the last item on the agenda.
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■Glossary
unlock (v) 解開
wreck (v) 毁壞
finance (n) 財務狀况
insane (adj) 瘋狂的; 愚蠢的
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