- Hoop - /hu?p/ n. (篮球) 篮圈,
basketball hoop - 篮球框
hoops – 用作复数也指，(the game of) basketball;
比如说play hoops – play basketball; 打篮球
- be动词 + being + 形容词 / be动词 + 形容词
be动词 + being + 形容词: 句型是指某人只是在此刻是那样子的（并非常态）； (is/am/are) 刚刚或过去的某一刻(was/were); 这样说有强烈的感情色彩；
be动词 + 形容词： 某人是怎么样的（常态）
比如刚刚朋友心情不好而说了些傻话，我们就可以说：You are being silly.
有人对我们说了不礼貌的话或做了冒犯的举动
可以说：You are being rude! (你很没礼貌！)
- be based on (upon) sth. - 建立在…上； 以…为基础, 很常用的短语
Ideally, your decision should be based upon sound reasoning. 理想情况下，你的决定应基于合理的推理。
- pick-up game- 随便组合的练习赛。
- vouch for sth/sb - to say you firmly believe that sth. is true or good or sb. is good; to guarantee sb. or sth. is good; 为…担保；保证… 是好的；
Amy has checked the reports and can vouch for the accuracy of the information. Amy已经核实过报告，可以保证信息的准确性。
- be supposed to do sth. - to have a responsibility to do sth.; 应该，应当（指有责任要怎样做）； to be intended to do sth.; 被期望，预期
He was supposed to finish the report by Monday, but he didn't turn it in until Wednesday. 他本应在周一之前完成报告，但直到周三他才上交报告。
Be supposed to / should 的区别
Be supposed to – 是个被动形式，就是被期望，负有…责任；
Should – 更多表示主观上觉得应该做什么什么；
比如I am not feeling well, I should see a doctor.
- Break – /breik/ v. stop functioning; 坏掉, 出故障
My computer finally broke.
- Sharp – here it means (time) precisely /pr??sa?s.li/；exactly at the stated time (时刻)…正好，准时地；
The performance will start at 7.30 sharp. 演出将于7：30准时开始。
- chicken out - to decide at the last moment not to do sth. because you are too frightened； 临阵脱逃；因害怕而）退缩，放弃；比喻计划好要做某事，但是到最后一分钟却退缩了。
chicken out on sb. – ( Inf.) to decide not to do sth. for or with sb.. 怂了，因为害怕，决定不为谁做什么事情, 或者不和别人一起干什么
Jason chickened out on us and won't be going with us.
Jason害怕了，不跟我们去了。
- bail on sb./sth. - to leave, abandon sb./sth.（俚語 ）抛弃,放弃
She bailed on me after all we had been through together. 我们在一起经历了所有这些事后， 她竟然抛弃了我。
