F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

cramp  (n):a sudden painful tightening in a muscle, often after a lot of exercise, that limits movement
痉挛，抽筋（常出现在大量运动后）
E.g.: I’ve got cramp in my foot.
我的脚抽筋了。
E.g.: stomach cramps
胃痉挛
cramps [ plural ]
pains in the lower stomach caused by a woman’s period
（女性经期的）腹绞痛

crap (n): solid waste, or an occasion when an animal or person produces solid waste
排泄物，粪便，屎；排泄
E.g.: I stepped in a pile of crap.
我踩上了一摊屎。
E.g.: to have (US take) a crap
拉屎
2-something that is not worth anything, not useful, nonsense, or of bad quality
废物，垃圾；蹩脚货；废话，胡扯
E.g.: I can’t believe she’s trying to pass off this crap as art!
我简直不敢相信她想拿这个破玩意儿冒充艺术品！
E.g.: I’ve only read one novel by him and it was a load of crap.
我只读过他的一部小说，简直是一堆垃圾。

shit (n):used in negatives to mean “anything”
（用于否定句）任何东西（都不）
E.g.: He doesn’t know shit about what’s going on.
发生了什么事，他屁都不知道。

oven (n): a conventional/gas/fan-assisted oven
普通／燃气／鼓风助力烤箱
E.g.: a microwave oven
微波炉
E.g.: a cool/medium/hot oven
低温／中温／高温烤箱
E.g.: Place the cake in the oven at 180°C.
将蛋糕放入加热到180摄氏度的烤箱中。

ash (n): the soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance, especially tobacco, coal, or wood, has burned
（尤指烟草、煤、木头燃烧后的）灰，灰烬
E.g.: cigarette ash
烟灰

ashes (n): what is left of something after it has been destroyed by fire, especially what is left of a human body after it has been burned
灰烬，废墟；（尤指人火化后的）骨灰
E.g.: Her ashes were scattered at sea.
她的骨灰撒在了大海里。

turquoise (adj): bluish-green in colour
青绿色的
E.g.: the clear turquoise water of the bay
海湾清澈碧绿的海水

Honeymoon trip－蜜月旅行
honeymoon (n): a holiday taken by a couple immediately after their marriage
蜜月
E.g.: Where are you going on your honeymoon?
你们要去哪里度蜜月？