Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

cost (v): If something costs an amount of money, you must pay that amount to buy or do it.
价钱为；需花费
“How much does this book cost?” “It costs £25.”
“这本书多少钱？”“25英镑。”
It costs a lot to buy a house in this part of Sydney.
在悉尼的这一地区买栋房子要花很多钱。
The trip will cost you $1,000.
这趟旅游要花去你1000美元。

series (n): a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subject or using the same characters but in different situations
（电视或广播的）系列节目
The star is to host a television series on extreme sports.
这位明星将主持一档关于极限运动的电视系列节目。
a comedy series
喜剧系列片
I missed the second episode of the series so I don’t know what’s going on now.
我错过了系列剧的第二集，所以不知道现在的剧情进展如何。

science fiction (n): books, films, or cartoons about an imagined future, especially about space travel or other planets
科幻小说；科幻电影；科幻卡通片
a science-fiction novel/story
科幻小说／故事

The temperature has fallen below freezing (= has been less than 0°C) recently.
最近气温已经降到零下了。
Last night it was ten degrees below (zero) (= minus ten degrees).
昨晚只有零下10度。

below-above