F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

at least that was my impression-至少那是我的印象

impression (n):an idea or opinion of what something or someone is like
印象;感想
E.g.: I didn’t get much of an impression of the place because it was dark when we drove through it.
我对这地方印象不深,因为我们开车驶过时天已经黑了。
E.g.: What was your impression of Charlotte’s husband?
你对夏洛特的丈夫印象如何?
E.g.: I don’t tend to trust first impressions (= the opinion you form when you meet someone or see something for the first time).
我不怎么相信第一印象。

Teacher will be the one to initiate the conversation
老师将是发起谈话的人

initiate (v): to cause something to begin:
E.g.: Who initiated the negotiations?

negotiate  (v):to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them
(就…)谈判,(就…)磋商
E.g.: The government has refused to negotiate with the strikers.
政府拒绝与罢工者谈判。
E.g.: I’m negotiating for a new contract.
我正在为签订一份新合同进行协商。

socialize (v):to spend time when you are not working with friends or with other people in order to enjoy yourself参加社交活动,交际
E.g.: I tend not to socialize with my colleagues.
我不想与我的同事交往过多。
E.g.: I hope Adam’s actually doing some work at college – he seems to spend all his time socializing!
我希望亚当在大学里确实花了些工夫在学业上——他似乎把时间都用在了社交上面!

sick (adj):feeling ill as if you are going to vomit
恶心的,想吐的
E.g.: Lucy felt sick the morning after the party.
露西在聚会后的第二天早上觉得恶心。
E.g.: If you eat any more of that cake, you’ll make yourself sick.
如果再吃一块那个块蛋糕,你会觉得恶心想吐。

stretchmarks (n):thin lines or marks left on someone’s skin after they have grown bigger quickly, for example on the skin of a woman who has been pregnant(女性生育后的)妊娠纹
E.g.: She’s worried about having children because she doesn’t want to get stretchmarks or lose her figure.
她很为生孩子而担心,因为她不想有妊娠纹或是身材走样。

my metabolism is very fast

我的新陈代谢很快