Lesson 54 Sticky fingers
New words and expressions:
1. sticky
In a short time, I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
These sticky sweets do harm to children’s teeth.
My fingers are sticky with jam.
2. finger
I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
I cut my finger.
He couldn’t put his finger on the problem.
3. pie
I love apple pies.
His mother-in-law always treats him with pumpkin pies.
4. mix
Father mixed cement, sand and stones. He was going to build a shed in the garden.
I mixed two wines together.
5. pastry
There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone and on the doorknobs.
There are different kinds of teatime pastries.
Her coat was dotted with pastry.
6. annoying
Nothing could have been more annoying.
He did away with the annoying habit.
It was annoying to be distracted during study.
7. receiver
At last I hung up the receiver.
He picked up the receiver.
She replaced the receiver.
8. dismay
I was dismayed to learn that the lecture was cancelled.
He was dismayed to see that his opponent was such a strong person.