F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

insert (v): to put something inside something else
æ’å…¥
E.g.: Insert the key in/into the lock.
将钥匙æ’å…¥é”中。

stick (v): to push a pointed object into or through something, or (of a pointed object) to be pushed into or through something and stay there
(把)(尖物)刺进,æ’进;戳
E.g.: She stuck the needle into my arm.
她把针头扎进我的胳膊。
E.g.: We decided where to go for our holiday by closing our eyes and sticking a pin in the map.
我们闭上眼ç›ï¼Œç”¨å¤§å¤´é’ˆå¾€åœ°å›¾ä¸Šæ’,这样决定了去哪里度å‡ã€‚

move on (v): to accept that a situation has changed and be ready to deal with new experiences
接å—现实,准备好接å—新的体验
Since he and his girlfriend broke up, he’s been finding it difficult to move on.
自从他与女朋å‹åˆ†æ‰‹åŽï¼Œä»–å‘现自己很难接å—现实开始新的生活。

young at heart
thinking and behaving as if you are younger than you really are
心æ€å¹´è½»
E.g.: Dad may be nearly 90 but he’s still young at heart.
爸爸å¯èƒ½å¹´è¿‘90了,但他心æ€ä¾ç„¶å¾ˆå¹´è½»ã€‚
E.g.: I’ll stay young at heart for the rest of my life

soul mate (n):æ„气相投的人;心心相å°çš„朋å‹
A soul mate is someone with whom you share a close friendship and deep personal understanding.
E.g.: Steve and I became soul mates, near-constant companions.
我和å²è’‚夫æˆäº†çŸ¥å·±ï¼Œå‡ ä¹Žæ—¶åˆ»ç›¸ä¼´ã€‚

fate (n): a power that some people believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen
天æ„;定数
E.g.: When we met again by chance in Cairo, I felt it must be fate.
当我们å†åº¦åœ¨å¼€ç½—å¶é‡æ—¶ï¼Œæˆ‘觉得这一定是天æ„了。
E.g.: Fate has brought us together.
天æ„让我们相èšã€‚