CLASSROOM Reading Headway
Pre-HKDSE Targeted Practice (Book 2)
Vocabulary Glossary

Unit 16

Animals can feel, too (p.128–129)

Part A

VocabularyPart of speechSynonymChinese meaning
1. distressed adjective upset 焦慮的
2. heartwarming adjective pleasant 暖人心扉的
3. unresponsive adjective insensitive 無反應的
4. affection noun care 喜愛
5. capacity noun ability 辦事能力
6. empathy noun understanding 同情
7. grief noun agony 悲傷
8. instinct noun hunch 直覺
9. grin verb smirk 露齒笑
10. mourn verb grieve 哀悼


Part B

Idioms related to competitions
VocabularyPart of speechChinese meaning
1. flutter their wings verb phrase 振翅
2. huff and puff idiom 喘氣
3. leap into the air verb phrase 躍入空中
4. moo verb
5. nuzzle verb 輕擦
6. purr verb 發出平穩低沉的聲音
7. sing elaborate songs verb phrase 鳴叫複雜的歌聲
8. wag their tails verb phrase 擺動尾巴