F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

I’ve been quite busy recently

I must admit that I’m a little bit disappointed 

forte (n): a strong ability, something that a person can do well
强项，特长，专长
E.g.: Cooking was not exactly her forte.
烹饪不是她的专长。

atmosphere (n): the character, feeling, or mood of a place or situation气氛；环境
E.g.: There’s a very relaxed atmosphere in our office.
我们办公室的气氛非常轻松。

20, 30, etc. years sb’s senior-20, 30, etc. years older than someone
比…年长20／30岁等的
E.g.: She married a man 20 years her senior.
她嫁给了一个比她年长20岁的男人。
E.g.: She’s my senior by three years (= she is three years older than me).

three, eight, etc. years sb’s junior=three, eight, etc. years younger than someone较年幼者（小某人3岁、8岁等）
E.g.: My brother is five years my junior.
我弟弟比我小5岁。
E.g.: My sister is my junior by three years (= three years younger than me).
我妹妹比我小3岁。

arrogant (adj): 1-unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people
傲慢的；狂妄自大的；趾高气扬的
E.g.: I think that he’s arrogant and rude.