F2F Class Notes (Nemo)[S/W]

Vocabulary

bimonthly (adj): 1-happening or appearing every two months or twice a month两月一次的;一月两次的
E.g.: a bimonthly publication/report
双月刊/报告
E.g.: The magazine is published bimonthly, with six issues a year.
这本杂志每两月出版1期,1年6期。

parachute (n): 1-a piece of equipment made of a large piece of special cloth that is fastened to a person or thing that is dropped from an aircraft, in order to make him, her, or it fall slowly and safely to the ground

降落伞

sightseeing (n): 1-the activity of visiting interesting places, especially by people on holiday观光,游览
E.g.: We did some sightseeing in Paris.
我们在巴黎小小游览了一番。

staple (adj): 1-basic or main; standard or regular基本的,主要的;标准的,常规的
E.g.: The staple diet here is mutton, fish and boiled potatoes.
这里以羊肉、鱼和煮马铃薯为主食。
E.g.: Prices of staple foods such as wheat and vegetables have also been increasing.
小麦、蔬菜等主要食品的价格也一直在上涨。

diner (n): 1-in the US, a small informal and inexpensive restaurant, often at the side of the road(美国的)路边小餐馆

savory (adj): 1-Savory food is salty or spicy and not sweet in taste.咸的;辛辣的
E.g.: a savory dish/sauce/flavour
带咸味的一道菜/一种调料/一种味道
E.g.: savory dumplings/pancakes
咸汤圆/薄饼
E.g.: A pie can be sweet or savory.
馅饼可以是甜的或咸的。

clueless (adj):having no knowledge of something, or of things in general无线索的;一无所知的;一窍不通的
E.g.: Most people are completely clueless about tide directions and weather conditions.
大多数人对潮汐的方向和天气状况一无所知。

Speaking exercise

I went to Nepal with my husband for tracking, actually my husband likes tracking a lot. Trecking was a new thing for me, at first I was a bit scared because it seems dangerous. When we arrived thaere I was excited, and enjoyed the nature. The most exciting thing was paragliding, we went to Pokhara, we climbed the mountain and waited good weather conditions. My tutor and I run and jumped down the mountain and we flied. I was so excited and I saw an eagle flying beside me.

I went to Nepal with my husband for tracking, actually my husband likes trekking a lot. Trekking was a new thing for me, at first I was a bit scared because it seemed (quite) dangerous. Once we arrived there I was excited, and enjoyed the nature. The most exciting thing was paragliding, we went to Pokhara, we climbed the mountain and waited for good weather conditions. My coach and I run and jumped down the mountain and we flew, I was so excited and I saw an eagle flying beside me.

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Writing exercise

Sentence Writingnot only…but also…Tom is a talented guy. Not only can he play the piano well but also he is good at painting.analysisQuantitative analysis is widely used in chemical research.includeNow mobile phones have many functions, including making phone calls, taking pictures, surfing the internet, and so on.disturbMary couldn’t concentrate on her reading because her little brother kept disturbing her.past simple & past perfectJohn lived in Beijing in 2018. Before that, he had lived in Shanghai for 10 years.