F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Brexit-英国退欧
the UK-the United Kingdom: the country of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
When were you last in the UK?

the EU-the European Union-欧盟

great-grandmother (n):the grandmother of one of your parents:
E.g.: He began to research his maternal family, starting with his great-grandmother.

recollection (n):a memory of something
回忆（的事情），记忆；往事
E.g.: I have many pleasant recollections of the time we spent together.
我们一起度过的时光给我留下了许多美好的回忆。

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。

press conference-新闻发布会a meeting at which a person or organization makes a public statement and reporters can ask questions

conference call (n):a work phone call that involves three or more people
电话会议（三个或更多的人通过电话进行的工作会谈）

medieval times-中世纪
medieval (adj):related to the Middle Ages (= the period in European history from about AD 600 to AD 1500)
中世纪（约公元600年至1500年间）的，中古时代的
E.g. :a medieval building/painting/town
中世纪建筑／画作／城镇
E.g.: a medieval manuscript
中世纪的手稿

Pronunciation

London-/ˈlʌn.dən/