F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

subtle (adj): not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way
隐约的；暗淡的；不易察觉的，不明显的；微妙的
E.g.: The room was painted a subtle shade of pink.
房间被刷成了淡粉色。
E.g.: The play’s message is perhaps too subtle to be understood by young children.
这部戏的内涵过于隐晦，小孩子可能难以理解。

out loud (adj): If you say or read something out loud, you say or read it so that other people can hear you.
大声地，响亮地
E.g.: I had to read the essay out loud in front of the whole school.
我不得不在整个学校面前大声朗读这篇文章。

thinking out loud-自言自語;

suburb (n): an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live
城郊；近郊住宅区
E.g.: Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne.
博士山属于墨尔本的近郊住宅区。
E.g.: We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area.
我们从中产阶级的近郊住宅区驱车前往市中心的贫民区。

the suburbs [ plural ]
the outer area of a town, rather than the shopping and business centre in the middle
郊区，城外
E.g.: The company decided to relocate to the suburbs because the rent was much cheaper.
公司决定搬到城郊去，因为那里的租金便宜得多。

downtown (adj): in or to the central part of a city
在市中心（的）；朝市中心（的）
E.g.: downtown Los Angeles
洛杉矶市中心
E.g.: a downtown address
市内地址
E.g.: I work downtown, but I live in the suburbs.
我在城里上班，但住在郊区。

Last Thursday the headmaster gave me a call and told me that I should come to school on the next Tuesday