F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

amusement park-游乐园, a theme park
露天游乐场，主题公园

Miracle (n): a very lucky event that is surprising and unexpected
奇事，令人惊叹的事
E.g.: Looking at the state of his car, it’s a miracle (that) he wasn’t killed!
看看他那辆车的情形，他没死真是个奇迹！
E.g.: I can’t promise a miracle cure, but I think we can improve things.
我无法承诺会有奇迹般的解决办法，但我认为我们会让情况好起来。

based on a true story-根据真实的故事
This book is based on a true story.这本书是以一个真实的故事为基础写的。

they live around near the sea

cool (n): a person’s ability to stay calm and not become angry or excited
冷静，沉着，从容
E.g.: keep your cool
保持冷静
E.g.: He really lost his cool when he heard about what happened.
当了解到发生了什么事情的时候他完全失去了冷静。

age difference –年龄差异
E.g.: Despite this age difference, they fell in love. 尽管有年龄上的差别，他们还是相恋了。

patriotic (adj): showing love for your country and being proud of it
爱国的；有爱国心的
E.g.： patriotic fervor/pride
爱国热情／自豪感
E.g.：patriotic movie-爱国电影