F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

bangs (n): an area of hair hanging over the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes) that is cut shorter than the rest of the hair
刘海儿，额前短垂发

layer (n): a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of a substance
层；涂层
E.g.: the ozone layer
臭氧层
E.g.: A thick layer of clay lies over the sandstone.
沙岩上面有一层厚厚的黏土。
E.g.: There was a thin layer of oil on the surface of the water.
水面上有一层薄薄的油膜

turtle-乌龟

turtleneck (n): a high, round collar that folds over on itself and covers the neck, or a piece of clothing with this type of collar
高圆翻领；高圆翻领针织衫
E.g.: I’d prefer a sweater with a turtleneck.
我更喜欢高翻领毛衣。
E.g.: Why don’t you wear your black turtleneck?
你怎么不穿你那件黑色的高翻领毛衣？

tenant (n):房客；租户；佃户 a person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc. to the person who owns it
E.g.: They had evicted their tenants for non-payment of rent.
他们赶走了未交房租的房客。
E.g.: The decorating was done by a previous tenant.
装修是一位前房客搞的。

The tenant left the apartment before the end of the contract, which means that they broke the contract房客在合同结束前离开了公寓，这意味着他们违反了合同

the outskirts (n): the areas that form the edge of a town or city
市郊，郊区
E.g.: The factory is in/on the outskirts of New Delhi.
这家工厂在新德里郊区。

country (n): land that is not in towns, cities, or industrial areas and is either used for farming or left in its natural condition
乡村，乡下
E.g.: He lives out in the country somewhere.
他住在乡下某个地方。
E.g.: Would you prefer to live in the country instead of a town?
与城里相比，你更愿意住乡下吗？

New Zealander (n): a person from New Zealand
新西兰人
E.g.: My aunt is married to a New Zealander.

Caucasian (adj): belonging to the races of people who have skin that is of a pale colour
白种人的；高加索人种的
E.g.: The chief suspect for the robbery is a Caucasian male.
抢劫案的主要嫌疑犯是个白人男子。
E.g.: My aunt’s husband is a Caucasian New Zealander

photograph (v): to take a picture using a camera
摄影，照相
E.g.: I prefer photographing people rather than places.
比起拍风景，我更喜欢拍人物照。

I prefer taking photos of people rather than places

cousin/fist cousin (n): a child of a person’s aunt or uncle, or, more generally, a distant (= not close) relation
堂（或表）兄弟；堂（或表）姐妹；远房亲戚
E.g.: My brother’s wife and I both had babies around the same time, so the cousins are very close in age.
我嫂子和我差不多同时生了孩子，因此这对表兄妹年纪相仿。

second cousin (n): any person who is a child of a cousin of your mother or father
父母的堂（或表）兄弟姐妹的子女