F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

license plate (n): 1-a sign on a road vehicle that shows its registration number牌照，号码牌
E.g.: It’s quite complicated to get license plates in Shanghai

bid (n): 1-an offer of a particular amount of money for something that is for sale出价，喊价
E.g.: I made a bid of $150 for the painting.
我出价150美元买这幅画。

bid (v): 1-to offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property（尤指在拍卖中）出价，喊价竞买
E.g.: She knew she couldn’t afford it, so she didn’t bid.
她知道买不起，所以没有出价。
E.g.: A foreign collector has bid $500,000 for the portrait.
一位外国收藏家出价50万美元买这幅画像。

bidder (n): 1-出价的人someone who offers to pay a particular amount of money for something
E.g.: In an auction, goods or property are sold to the highest bidder (= the person who offers the most money).
在拍卖中，货物或房产会卖给出价最高的人。

refund (v): to give someone a refund退还；退（款）；偿付
E.g.: When I went on business to Peru, the office refunded my expenses.
我到秘鲁出差，费用由事务所报销。

the suburbs [ plural ]the outer area of a town, rather than the shopping and business centre in the middle郊区，城外
E.g.: The company decided to relocate to the suburbs because the rent was much cheaper.
公司决定搬到城郊去，因为那里的租金便宜得多。

E.g.: Baoshan is a suburb of Shanghai