F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

产生-produce (v)

dispose of sb/sth-to get rid of someone or something or deal with something so that the matter is finished
清除；处理；解决；击败
E.g.: How did they dispose of the body?
他们是如何处理尸体的？
E.g.: There is a recycling bin in the car park where you can dispose of your drinks cans.

HERBAL (ADJ):relating to or made from herbs
香草的；药草的
E.g.: herbal tea
药草茶
E.g.: herbal cigarettes/remedies
药草香烟／疗法

designated (adj):to say officially that a place or thing has a particular character or purpose
指定，划定（特征、用途）
E.g.: This area of the park has been specially designated for children.
公园的这个区域被划定为儿童活动区。
2-to choose someone officially to do a particular job
指定，选定；委派
E.g.: She has been designated to organize the meeting.
她被派来组织这次会议。

compound (n):an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of buildings
(围起来的）场地，楼群，院落
E.g.: There are many families with little kids living in my compound

stress -(PRONUNCIATION )the way that a word or syllable is pronounced with greater force than other words in the same sentence or other syllables in the same word
重读，用重音读
E.g.: The meaning of a sentence often depends on stress and intonation.
句子的意思常常取决于重音和语调。
E.g.: When “insert” is a verb, the stress is on the second syllable, but when it is a noun, the stress is on the first syllable.
Insert（插入）用作动词时重音在第二个音节上，但用作名词时重音在第一个音节上

CONFIDANT (n):a person you trust and share your feelings and secrets with
知心朋友，知己，密友
E.g.: a close confidant
亲密知己

Pronunciation

DISCUSS -/dɪˈskʌs/
DISGUST-/dɪsˈɡʌst/

confidant-/ˈkɑːn.fə.dænt/
confident-/ˈkɑːn.fə.dənt/