F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

东方西方 （原版/1999） 电影

毒太阳 Burnt by the Sun
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Vocabulary

stillborn (adj):born dead
死产的
E.g.: a stillborn baby
死产儿
E.g.: The child was stillborn.
孩子是死产。
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mermaid (n):an imaginary creature described in stories, with the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
美人鱼
E.g.: One of my favorite fairytales was/is The Little Mermaid.海的女儿

hallucinate (v):to seem to see, hear, feel, or smell something that does not exist, usually because you are ill or have taken a drug（因生病或吸毒而）产生幻觉
E.g.: Mental disorders, drug use, and hypnosis can all cause people to hallucinate.
精神失常、吸毒和催眠术都可以使人产生幻觉。

hallucination (n):an experience in which you see, hear, feel, or smell something that does not exist, usually because you are ill or have taken a drug
幻觉
E.g.: A high temperature can cause hallucinations.
高温可使人产生幻觉。
E.g.: auditory/olfactory hallucinations
幻听／幻嗅

during my childhood economic/economy/economic situation wasn’t as good as nowadays

shortage (n):a situation in which there is not enough of something
缺乏，缺少
E.g.: There’s a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.
难民营里缺少足够的食物和住处。
E.g.: The long hot summer has led to serious water shortages.
这个夏天漫长而炎热，导致严重缺水。
E.g.: There was a milk shortage in the big cities during my childhood.

recollect (v):to remember something
回忆；想起；记起
E.g.: Can you recollect his name?
你能记起他的名字吗？
E.g.: As far as I can recollect, his name is Edward.
我记得他的名字叫爱德华。