Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

express (v): to show a feeling, opinion, or fact
陈述；表达；表露
Her eyes expressed deep sadness.
她眼神中流露出深切的悲伤。
I would like to express my thanks for your kindness.
承蒙善意，谨表达对您的衷心感谢。
Words can’t express how happy I am.
言语无法形容我的快乐。
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total.
这些数字是用总量的百分比来表示的。

express yourself
to communicate/say what you think or feel, by speaking or writing, or in some other way
表达自己（的想法或感受）
I’m afraid I’m not expressing myself very clearly.
恐怕我没把我的意思表达清楚。
Children often express themselves in painting.
孩子们经常通过画画来表达内心的感受。

speak up for sb/sth
spoke | spoken
to support someone or something, especially by saying good things about him, her, or it
支持；（尤指）为…说好话，为…辩护
She has often spoken up for the rights of working mothers.
她经常为上班族妈妈说好话，维护她们的权益。

on purpose
If you do something on purpose, you do it intentionally, not by accident.
故意地
I didn’t do it on purpose – it was an accident.
我不是故意这样做的，是个意外。

She wasn’t doing it on purpose, and she said that she has changed

fight (v): to argue
吵架；失和；争吵
I wish they wouldn’t fight in front of the kids.
我希望他们不要在孩子们面前争吵。
I could hear them fighting about money again.
我能听见他们又在为钱的事情吵架了。

If you’re not happy with it, you should complain. Don’t just suffer in silence (= without saying anything).
如果你不喜欢的话，应该说出来。别闷在心里。