F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

It doesn’t make any sense
It makes a perfect sense

downward<>upward

downward spiral-a situation in which a price, etc. becomes lower, or a situation gets worse and is difficult to control because one bad event causes another
（价格等的）不断下降；（局面的）迅速恶化；螺旋式恶性下滑
E.g.: This year’s downward spiral of house prices has depressed the market.
今年房价的持续下跌造成了市场的疲软。
E.g.: We have to avoid the downward spiral in which unemployment leads to homelessness and then to crime.
E.g.: The country’s economy is on a downward spiral.

cubicle (n): 1-a small space with walls or curtains around it, that is separate from the rest of a room and where you can be private when taking clothes off, etc.（大房间中分隔出来的）小房间，小隔间
E.g.: a shower cubicle
淋浴间
E.g.: I was getting undressed in one of the cubicles.
我正在其中的一个隔间里脱衣服
E.g.: an office cubicle

overrated(adj):If something or someone is overrated, that person or thing is considered to be better or more important than they really are.
被高估的；评价过高的
In my opinion, she’s a hugely overrated singer.
依我之见，她是位被大大吹捧过头的歌手。

ventilation (n): 1-the movement of fresh air around a closed space, or the system that does this
通风（设备）；空气流通（设备）
Her room had poor ventilation and in summer it became unbearably stuffy.
她的房间通风非常不好，到了夏天就闷得要命。
a ventilation system
通风系统

magnet-磁铁

wear and tear (n): 1-the damage that happens to an object in ordinary use during a period（一定时期内的）磨损，损耗
Seat covers on buses take a lot of wear and tear.
火车上的座套磨损比较严重。
Our upholstery can take a lot of wear and tear

product placement (n): 1-a way of advertising a product by supplying it for use in films or television programs 产品安插（在电影或电视节目中插播产品广告），插入式广告

YouTube

Open offices are overrated