F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

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Vocabulary

kitsch (n): art, decorative objects, or design considered by many people to be ugly, without style, or false but enjoyed by other people, often because they are funny
俗气的装饰品;庸俗的艺术品
E.g.: His home’s full of 1950s kitsch.
他家里满是20世纪50年代庸俗的艺术品。

pinpoint (v): to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something
准确指出,确定(位置或时间)
E.g.: It is not possible to pinpoint precisely the time of death.
准确地确定死亡时间是不可能的。
2-to discover or describe the exact facts about something
查明;准确描述
E.g.: Emergency workers at the site are still unable to pinpoint the cause of the explosion.
现场的急救人员仍然无法确定爆炸的原因。

lost cause (n): someone or something that has no chance of succeeding
没有希望的人(或事)
E.g.: I used to try to get him to do some exercise but then decided he was a lost cause.
我曾试图让他运动运动,但后来觉得他真是无可救药。

vicious circle (n): a continuing unpleasant situation, created when one problem causes another problem that then makes the first problem worse
恶性循环
E.g.: Many people get caught/trapped in a vicious circle of dieting and weight gain.
很多人都陷入节食减肥而后又体重增加的恶性循环之中。

Pronunciation

Asian- /ˈeɪ.ʒən/
ancient- /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/