F2F Class Notes (Nemo)
Homework
Vocabulary
flamboyant (adj):very confident in behavior, and liking to be noticed by other people, for example because of the way you dress, talk, etc.
炫耀的;卖弄的
E.g.: a flamboyant gesture
炫耀的姿态
E.g.:The writer’s flamboyant lifestyle was well known.
这位作家的生活方式是出了名的夸张做作。
behind the scenes-幕后
A lot of hard work has been going on behind the scenes.
大量的艰苦工作在幕后进行。
choreographer编舞A choreographer is someone who invents the movements for a ballet or other dance and tells the dancers how to perform them.
E.g.: The client brought a choreographer to the set but he couldn’t do much about model’s moves.
E.g.: She is a leading professional belly dance, choreographer, and teacher.她既是杰出的专业肚皮舞演员,也是舞蹈指导和老师。
She’s HER mother is Chinese and her father is from Russia
mixed- blood混合血 not nice/polite
Mixed Race People-混血儿
mixed-race (adj):A mixed-race person has parents of different races (= the groups that people are divided into according to their physical characteristics).
2-involving people of different races:
E.g.: mixed-race marriages
race (n):a group, especially of people, with particular similar physical characteristics, who are considered as belonging to the same type, or the fact of belonging to such a group
人种,种族
E.g.: People of many different races were living side by side.
许多不同种族的人生活在一起。
E.g.: An increasing number of people in the country are of mixed race (= with parents of different races).
这个国家人口中混血儿的人数越来越多。
Internet celebrity-网红
viral-very popular online
Here’s a list of the top ten viral videos this week.
以下是本周十大病毒式传播的视频。
Within days the film clip went viral.
几天内这段电影视频便病毒式地传开了。
Pronunciation
Madonna-[məˈdɑːnə]
McDonald- [məkˈdɒnld]
magnum- [ˈmæɡnəm]
popsicle-/ˈpɑːp.sɪ.kəl/
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