【英语趣味课堂】一百万美元-A Million Dollars

Learn Vocabulary¹¹ from the lesson

somewhere

 

Probably somewhere near Tokyo.

 

'Somewhere' is a non-specific place.  In the example, we are talking about a place near Tokyo, but we don't know the exact¹² location¹³.  We can use this word to give a general¹⁴ location.  Notice the following¹⁵:

 

Do you want to go somewhere with beaches for vacation¹⁶?

She lives somewhere near the post office.

country

 

Would you buy a house in the city or the country?

 

'Country' is the opposite¹⁷ of the city.  It is a place where there are animals, trees, farms, rivers, and many other natural¹⁸ things.  Notice the following:

 

He lived in the country until¹⁹ he was²⁰ 15 years old.

On the weekends, we go to our house in the country.

further out

 

Well, a little further out of the middle of Tokyo.

 

If a place is a greater distance²¹ away from the middle of Tokyo then it is 'further out.'  We use this word to talk about distance away from something important²², like a city.  Notice the following:

 

Every day she swam a little further out from the side⁹ of the pool²³.

I thought²⁴ you lived further out than this.

crowded

 

Some place not too crowded.

 

If a place is 'crowded' it has a lot of people in it.  Usually in crowded places it is difficult to move because of all the people.  Notice the following:

 

The bar²⁵ was too crowded and there was no place to sit.

I thought the concert²⁶ would be really crowded, but there weren't a lot of people there at all.

outside dog

 

Well, maybe a dog, but an outside dog.

 

An 'outside dog' is a dog that lives outside of the house, maybe in a small dog house or a kennel²⁷.  This would be a dog that could live in different types²⁸ of weather, rain or snow.  Notice the following:

 

Because our dog is so big he has to be an outside dog.

We have an outside dog to protect²⁹ the house.