F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

occupation (n): a person’s job
职业；工作
E.g.:In the space marked “occupation” she wrote “police officer”.
在“职业”一栏里她写了“警察”。
2-a regular activity or hobby
日常活动；消遣
E.g.:It seems to me his favorite occupation is eating.
在我看来，他最喜爱的消遣就是吃。

stand up comedian-喜剧演员

entertain (v): to keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves
使有兴趣；使快乐
E.g.:We hired a magician to entertain the children.
我们雇了一位魔术师表演节目让孩子们开心。
E.g.:Most children’s television programs aim to educate and entertain at the same time.
大多数儿童电视节目都旨在寓教于乐。

earbuds (n): very small headphones that you wear in your ears
耳塞

I feel E.g.:-我觉得好笑

amused (Adj): showing that you think something is funny
被逗乐的；感到好笑的
E.g.:an amused smile
开心的微笑
E.g.:She was very amused by/at your comments.
她被你的话逗得很开心。

amusing (adj): entertaining
好笑的，有趣的；引人发笑的
E.g.:an amusing story/person/situation
有趣的故事／风趣的人／好笑的场面

After listening to this relaxing show I feel relaxed.

philosophy of life-人生哲学

contrarian (n): someone such as a writer or politician who likes to disagree with other people and express opinions that are unpopular:
E.g.:He is a contrarian who frequently writes controversial opinion pieces.
E.g.:Known as a contrarian among his peers, he did not follow trends or play the fashion game.
E.g.:He doesn’t fear being a contrarian. He’s got a thick skin.
E.g.:He is by nature a contrarian.-他骨子里就是一个叛逆者。

thick-skinned (adj):Someone who is thick-skinned does not appear to be easily hurt by criticism.
厚脸皮的；感觉迟钝的
E.g.: You do need to be thick-skinned to survive as a politician here.
在这里，政客要想干下去就必须脸皮厚点儿。
E.g.:I’m pretty thick-skinned. You’re not going to offend me.
我的脸皮很厚，你不会使我生气的。

sales personnel-销售人员

manager-经理

director-主任

foreman-工头；领班