F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Homework

Write a diary for one of the days of the holiday

Vocabulary

Today, my colleague brought his cat to the office/to the work. It’s a blue cat/Blue Russian. The cat loves to pet and all of the the people were more relaxed and happy while she was in the office

colleague-同事
colleagues-同事们

college-大学

it’s easy to make a mistake-很容易犯错误
It’s easy to mix up these two words

mix sth up (v):to make a group of things untidy or badly organized, or to move them into the wrong order
弄错,弄乱
E.g.: Don’t mix up the bottles – you’ll have to repeat the experiment if you do.
别弄乱那些瓶子——如果真弄乱了,你得重做那个实验。
E.g.: Your jigsaw puzzles and games are all mixed up together in that box.
你的拼图玩具和游戏用具都乱糟糟地混在那个盒子里。
E.g.: People often mix me up with my sister
人们经常把我和我妹妹搞混

cuddle (v): to put your arms around someone and hold them in a loving way, or (of two people) to hold each other close to show love or for comfort
抱;(互相)拥抱,搂抱
E.g.: She cuddled the baby and eventually it stopped crying.
她搂着小孩,渐渐地孩子不哭了。
E.g.: They sat in the back row of the cinema kissing and cuddling.
他们坐在影院后排,接吻搂抱。

cuddly (adj): liking to cuddle, or making you want to cuddle
可爱的;令人想抱的
E.g.: a very cuddly child
非常可爱的小孩

pet (v): If you pet an animal, child, etc., you touch it, him, or her gently and kindly with your hands.
抚摸,爱抚,轻按
E.g.: Our dog loves to be petted and tickled behind the ears.
我们的狗喜欢人在它耳后抚摸、挠痒。

litter (n)(ANIMAL TOILET)
a substance that is put in a container to be used as a toilet by pets
(供宠物便溺的)猫沙
E.g.: cat/pet litter
猫/宠物沙
E.g.: a litter box 猫沙盒

give/show love
Children need to be shown lots of love.
孩子们需要得到极大的关爱。
“I’m seeing Laura next week.” “Oh, please give her my love” (= tell her I am thinking about her with affection).
“下星期我要去看劳拉。”“喔,请代我向她问好。”

Pronunciation

colleague- /ˈkɑː.liːɡ/
colleagues- /ˈkɑː.liːɡz/
college- /ˈkɑː.lɪdʒ/