F2F Class Notes (Nemo)[R]

When I got back from Hong Kong I spoke with my friends about our next trip

trip (n):a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again
(通常指短途的)旅行,行程
E.g.: The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour by train.
乘火车从约克到纽卡斯尔大约要花1个小时。
E.g.: We’re going on a trip to Norway this summer.
我们今年夏天去挪威旅行。

savings [ plural ]-the money that you keep in an account in a bank or similar financial organization
存款,储蓄金
E.g.: He spent all his savings on an expensive car.
他花了自己所有的存款买了一辆昂贵的汽车。

knockoff:(n)(also knock-off) ​-a cheap and sometimes illegal copy of a popular, more expensive product:
E.g.: a knockoff of sth –Would you buy a knockoff of an expensive dress?

Original price-原价
The original price was xxxxxx but I got a good discount.

humid (adj):(of air and weather conditions) containing extremely small drops of water in the air
(空气和天气状况)潮湿的,湿润的
E.g.: Shanghai is very hot and humid in the summer.
上海的夏天炎热潮湿。
E.g.: a hot and humid climate
炎热而潮湿的气候

live up to sth (v):to be as good as something
与…一样好
E.g.: The concert was brilliant – it lived up to all our expectations.
音乐会很棒——一点儿都没有让我们失望。

i.e. –used especially in writing before a piece of information that makes the meaning of something clearer or shows its true meaning
也就是,即
E.g.: The hotel is closed during low season, i.e. from October to March.
这家旅馆在淡季,即从10月到3月,关门停业。
E.g.: The price must be more realistic, i.e. lower.
价格必须更切合实际些,也就是说要更低些。

voluntary (adj):done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to do it
自愿的;志愿的
E.g.: She does voluntary work for the Red Cross two days a week.
她每周志愿为红十字会服务两天。

involuntary

Reading

https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/emotions-of-dogs-level-3/

A study has found that dogs change their expression in direct response to human attention, i.e. producing far more expressions when they know that humans are watching them than when they are not.

One dog walker who was interviewed even said that he has noticed his dogs expressing true emotions such as ‘I’m scared’ and fake ones like ‘It wasn’t me’.

People previously thought that dog expressions were involuntary emotional displays rather than calculated attempts to communicate. The research, conducted by the University of Portsmouth, studied 24 dogs of various breeds, and the doctor who led the study believes the dog’s expressions are a result of domestication.