F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

novel (n): a long printed story about imaginary characters and events（长篇）小说
E.g.: a paperback novel
平装小说
E.g.: historical/romantic novels
历史／爱情小说
E.g.: Have you read any of Jane Austen’s novels?
你读过简‧奥斯汀的小说吗？

comedy (n): 1-a (type of) film, play, or book that is intentionally funny either in its characters or its action喜剧；喜剧片
E.g.: His latest movie is described as a “romantic comedy“.
他的最新影片被描述为一部“浪漫喜剧”。
E.g.: I prefer Shakespeare’s comedies to his tragedies.
我喜欢莎士比亚的喜剧胜过他的悲剧。

subtitles (n): 1-subtitles [ plural ]
​words shown at the bottom of a film or television picture to explain what is being said
（电影或电视节目的）字幕
E.g.: The Chinese movie was shown with English subtitles.
这部中国电影放映时配了英文字幕。
E.g.: The evening news has subtitles for the deaf.
晚间新闻为聋哑人士配了字幕。

cheesy (adj)-bad taste- of bad quality or in bad taste劣质的，低级的；粗鄙的；庸俗的
E.g.: cheesy hotel music
庸俗的酒店音乐
E.g.: cheesy adverts
粗俗的广告

reality TV/show-television programs about ordinary people who are filmed in real situations, rather than actors

（电视节目）真人秀，生活秀