F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

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Vocabulary

afford (v): to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time:
E.g.: We couldn’t afford to pay the lawyer’s fee.
E.g.: We can afford another trip abroad this year.

wild (adj): 1-野生的, used to refer to plants or animals that live or grow independently of people, in natural conditions and with natural characteristics:
E.g.: wild grasses
E.g.: a herd of wild horses
E.g.: These herbs grow wild in the area.

documentary (n)纪实, a film or television or radio programme that gives facts and information about a subject:
E.g.: The documentary took a fresh look at the life of Darwin.
E.g.: They showed a documentary on animal communication.

warlord (n)军阀, the leader of a military group that is not official and that fights against other groups within a country or an area

concubine (n)妾, a woman who, in some societies, lives and has sex with a man she is not married to, and has a lower social rank than his wife or wives
E.g.: He might marry a secondary wife, or concubine, because he was without a child.

corruption (n)腐败, illegal, bad, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power:
E.g.: Recent discoveries about corruption have done serious damage to the company’s reputation.

communist共产主义者, a person who believes in or belongs to a party that supports communism
E.g.: A communist is someone who believes in communism.

The Great Leap Forward-大跃进

The Cultural Revolution-文化大革命

starvation (n)饥饿, the state of having no food for a long period, often causing death:
E.g.: The animals had died of starvation.
E.g.: Over three hundred people have died of starvation since the beginning of the year.

starve (v)饿死, to suffer or die because you do not have enough food to eat; to make sb suffer or die in this way
E.g.: The animals were left to starve to death.

tree bark-树皮
E.g.: People started eating tree bark during the period of hunger.

witness (n)目击者, a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident:
E.g.: Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster.

prime minister (n): 1-总理, the leader of the government in some countries
E.g.: Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first woman prime minister in 1979.
E.g.: Zhou Enlai (周恩来) was was the first Premier of the People’s Republic of China