F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

ICU-abbreviation for intensive care unit: the part of a hospital the provides continuous treatment for patients who are seriously ill, very badly injured, or who have just had an operation
加护病房（intensive care unit的缩写）
E.g.: ICU beds are a very expensive and limited resource.
加护病房的床位昂贵而且数量很少。

general hospital ward-综合医院病房

bang (adv): exactly or directly
恰好，正好
E.g.: The car came to a halt bang in the middle of the road.
那辆汽车正好停在了路中央。
E.g.: I live bang opposite the supermarket.
我正好住在超市对面。
E.g.: I turned the corner and walked slap bang into him.
我拐过街角，正好与他撞了个满怀。

clutter (n): (a lot of objects in) a state of being untidy
杂乱，凌乱；杂乱的东西
E.g.: Sorry about the clutter in the kitchen.
对不起，厨房里杂乱不堪。
E.g.: My desk is covered in/full of clutter.
我书桌上堆得乱七八糟。

clutter (v): to fill something in an untidy or badly organized way
塞满，乱堆在；使散乱
E.g.: The kids always clutter the hall (up) with school bags and coats and stuff.
孩子们总是在厅里乱放书包、外套和乱七八糟的东西。
E.g.: Every shelf is cluttered with ornaments.
每层架子上都塞满了装饰品。

outfit (n):a set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity
（为特定场合或活动而穿的）全套服装，装束
I’m going to wear my vampire outfit for Halloween.
万圣节我要穿我的吸血鬼装。

carnival (n): (a special occasion or period of) public enjoyment and entertainment involving wearing unusual clothes, dancing, and eating and drinking, usually held in the streets of a city
狂欢节；嘉年华会
E.g.: a Caribbean carnival
加勒比海狂欢节
E.g.: There’s a real carnival atmosphere in the streets.
街上真是一派狂欢节的气氛。

 shine (n): a special place in which you remember and praise someone who has died, especially someone famous
（尤指名人的）纪念之所
E.g.: She’s turned her bedroom into a shrine to the dead pop star and covered the walls with pictures of him.
她把自己的卧室变成了纪念那位已故流行歌星的地方，墙上贴满了他的照片。

mourn (v): to feel or express great sadness, especially because of someone’s death
（尤指因某人的亡故而）哀悼，悲伤
E.g.: Queen Victoria mourned Prince Albert/Prince Albert’s death for 40 years.
维多利亚女王为艾伯特亲王的去世服丧40年。
E.g.: She was still mourning for her brother.
她还在悼念她的哥哥。

mourning (n): great sadness felt because someone has died
哀痛；哀悼
E.g.: Shops were closed as a sign of mourning for the king.
为了表达对国王的哀悼之情，商店关门停业一天。
E.g.: He was in mourning for his wife.
他正在为妻子服丧。

glimpse (v):to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly
看一看；瞥见
E.g.: We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train.
透过火车车窗，我们瞥见了修道院的废墟。

agony (n): extreme physical or mental pain or suffering
（肉体或精神的）极度痛苦
E.g.: She lay there screaming in agony.
她躺在那儿痛苦地大声尖叫。
E.g.: I was in an agony of suspense.
我悬着一颗心，备受煎熬。
E.g.: We’ve both suffered agonies of guilt over what happened.
所发生的事情使我们两个都饱受内疚的煎熬。

agonize over/about sth
If you agonize over/about something, you spend time worrying and trying to make a decision about it.
为…伤脑筋；对…犹疑不定；因…痛苦彷徨
E.g.: She agonized for days about whether she should take the job.
几天来她为是否该接受这份工作大伤脑筋。

numb (Adj): If a part of your body is numb, you are unable to feel it, usually for a short time.
（身体部位）麻木的，失去感觉的
E.g.: I was lying in a weird position and my leg went numb.
我躺卧的姿势很奇怪，结果腿都麻了。
E.g.: My fingers were numb with cold.
我的手指冻僵了。
2-not able to feel any emotions or to think clearly, because you are so shocked or frightened, etc.
（由于过度震惊或恐惧而）麻木的，思维迟钝的
E.g.: When she first heard the news, she was numb with disbelief.
她最初听到这条消息的时候，简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。
E.g.: Ever since his girlfriend left him he has felt numb.
自从女朋友离开他之后，他就变得麻木迟钝了。

numbness (n): lack of physical or emotional feeling
（身体或情感上的）麻木