F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

upbringing (n):the way in which you are treated and educated when young, especially by your parents, especially in relation to the effect that this has on how you behave and make moral decisions 抚养，养育；教育，教养
E.g.: The children had had a harsh upbringing.

excel (v):to be extremely good at something擅长，善于；突出
E.g.: Rebecca always excelled in languages at school.
丽贝卡上学时学语言一直是出类拔萃的。

if we performed well on our final exam they would take us to an amusement park如果我们期末考试考得好，他们会带我们去游乐园。

perform well/badlyto operate/not operate in a satisfactory way
E.g.: The equipment performed well during the tests.
在检测中设备运行良好。

Praise （v）： 1-表扬,to express admiration or approval of the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing
E.g.: He should be praised for his honesty.
E.g.: My parents always praised me when I did well at school.

catch up (v): 1-to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else达到同样质量（或水平）；赶上
E.g.: Will Western industry ever catch up with Japanese innovations?
西方国家的工业会赶上日本的创新吗？
E.g.: He was off school for a while and is finding it hard to catch up.
他休学了一段时间，现在发现要跟上很吃力。