F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

bread basket (n): 1-a large farming area that provides other areas with food:
E.g.: The Eastern Province is the country’s bread basket.

craftsmen (n): 1-a person who is skilled in a particular craft:
E.g.: The plates are painted by our finest craftsmen.

craft (n): 1- skill and experience, especially in relation to making objects; a job or activity that needs skill and experience, or something produced using skill and experience:
E.g.: the craft of furniture making/sewing/glassblowing
E.g.: rural/ancient/traditional crafts
E.g.: craft workers (= skilled workers)

get off sth (v): 1-to leave a train, bus, or aircraft:
E.g.: Get off at Camden Town.
E.g.: I tripped as I got off the bus.

Bumper-保险杠

machete (n): 大砍刀

non-motor vehicle-非机动车non-motorized vehicle

gangster (n)-歹徒;a member of an organized group of violent criminals
E.g.: Al Capone was one of the most famous gangsters ever.
E.g.: The Godfather(教父) is a movie about gangsters in America

Grammar

I had an accident

I got in an accident

the car in front of our cars/behind

my brother got a phone-my brother received a call/got a phone call

he’s a freshman+ driver–inexperienced driver 经验不足的司机

Pronunciation

machete-[məˈʃeti]