F2F Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

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Her family owned a department store on East Nanjing rd and during 1960s she had a hard life to farm. Before that she was an English teacher but that days she needed do some handwork and her daughter must to live without her. She was in her forties and her daughter was around 10 years old, and she got back home everything had changed. her daughter was been mad but she also live strong

Vocabulary

publish (v): 公布；出版；发表1-to make information available to people, especially in a book, magazine, or newspaper, or to produce and sell a book, magazine, or newspaper
E.g.: She was only 19 when her first novel was published. 她的第一部小说出版时她年仅19岁。
E.g.: The names of the winners of the competition will be published in June. 竞赛优胜者名单将于6月份公布。

proverb-谚语

era (n): 1-时代；年代；纪元a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events
E.g.: The Victorian/modern/post-war era-维多利亚 / 当今 / 战后时代
E.g.: My grandparents got married at the beginning of ’60s, during that era the life was very dynamic./During those days/times the life was quite dynamic

department store-百货公司

early forties-40-43/4.   mid forties 44/5/6.       late forties 48/49

separate/separated

mentally challenged 弱智

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade-当生活给你柠檬，做柠檬水
–Lemons suggest sourness or difficulty in life; making lemonade is turning them into something positive or desirable.