F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [W]

Vocabulary

pearl (n):珍珠-a small, round object, usually white, that forms around a grain of sand inside the shell of a sea creature, especially an oyster. Pearls are valuable and are used to make jewellery:
E.g.: a string of pearls
E.g.: a pearl necklace

oyster(n): 1-a large flat sea creature that lives in a shell, some types of which can be eaten either cooked or uncooked, and other types of which produce pearls (= small round white precious stones)

hunger strike-绝食 (n):the act of refusing to eat in order to make a protest:
E.g.: The prisoners have gone on (a) hunger strike to protest about prison conditions.

Ramadan (n): 1-the ninth month in the Islamic year, during which Muslims take no food or drink during the day from the time the light from the sun appears in the morning until the sun can no longer be seen in the evening

fast (n):禁食期 1-a period of time when you eat no food:
E.g.: Hundreds of prisoners began a fast in protest about prison conditions.
fast (v): 斋戒 1-to eat no food for a period of time:
E.g.: One day a week he fasts for health reasons.

feast (n): 1-a special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people:
E.g.: “What a feast!” she said, surveying all the dishes on the table.
E.g.: a wedding feast

latest (adj)– newest or most recent or modern:
E.g.: Have you seen her latest movie?
E.g.: the latest fashions
E.g.: We enclose a copy of our latest brochure, with our compliments.

enclose (v) [SEND]- to send something in the same envelope or parcel as something else:
E.g.: Please enclose a curriculum vitae (resume) with your application.

CV-curriculum vitae –a written description of the previous work of someone who is looking for a job at a college or university:
E.g.: Applicants interested in applying for the position should submit their CVs to the Anatomy Department no later than 15 February.

Writing exercise

If you want to be a slim young lady, you need control your body every time. Now is spring, summer will coming, the temperature will warm up. It’s a good time for you to get better. if you have a little fat, you need loss weight right now.
So I have a plan, this month i’m going to diet, because i want to take my family and wearing a nice bikini on the beach during my holiday. I called March named Ramadan. During my losing weight process, I know I need reduce diet and increase exercise. There must be many problems in front of you. You may face it. But you know, lose weight is lose weight, it’s a special thing, it’s consider about your self-management.
When I lay down on the bed, I search the news and funny video show, I saw many users are upload live eating show, I looks nice, it must be delicious, I can feel my stomach is growling.

If you want to be a slim young lady, you need to control your body weight often. Now is spring, the summer will be coming soon, the temperature will rise. It’s a good time for you to get better. If you have  some fat, you need to loss weight right now.
So I have a plan, this month I’m going to diet, because i want to wearing a nice bikini on the beach during my holiday with my family. I named the month March, fast month. During my losing weight process, I know that I need to reduce diet and increase exercise. There will be many problems in front of you and  you must face them. But you know, lost weight is a lost weight, it’s a special thing, it’s shows that you’re a determined person/it’s a thing of self-management.
When I go to bed, I search for the latest news and funny videos. I saw that many users are broadcasting live eating shows, they look nice and it must be delicious, I can feel my stomach is growling.