Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

sequel (n): a book, film, or play that continues the story of a previous book, etc.
（书、电影或戏剧的）续篇，续集
I’m reading the sequel to “Gone with the Wind”.
我正在读《飘》的续集。

prequel (n): a film, book, or play that develops the story of an earlier film, etc. by telling you what happened before the events in the first film, etc.
（据已问世文艺作品的情节凭想象上溯创作的）先行篇，上篇，前传
Jean Rhys’s novel “Wide Sargasso Sea” is a prequel to Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre”.
琼•里斯的小说《藻海无边》是夏洛蒂•勃朗特的《简•爱》的前篇。

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

sci-fi

expanse (n): a large, open area of land, water, or sky
（陆地、水面或天空的）广阔区域
The Great Plains are a broad expanse of grassland.
北美大平原是一片广袤的草地。
vast expanses of sand and pine
沙地和松林相间的管阔区域

until (preposition): up to (the time that)
到…时；直到…时
I was up until three o’clock trying to get it finished!
为了完成工作，我一直熬夜干到3点！
Shouldn’t we wait until Antony’s here?
我们是不是最好等到安东尼来？

till -up to (the time that); until
直到；到…为止
We waited till six-thirty for you.
我们一直等你到6点半。
Up till 1918, women in Britain were not allowed to vote.
在1918年以前，英国不允许妇女参加选举。
How long is it till the baby is due?
你还有多久生孩子？

verse (n): one of the parts that a poem or song is divided into
诗节；（歌曲的）节
Each verse was sung as a solo and then everyone joined in on the chorus.
每一节都以独唱形式演唱，然后所有人一同合唱。

I’m only able to sing one verse

I’m no quitter.
我不是轻易放弃的人。

quite (adv): completely
完全地，彻底地
The two situations are quite different.
两种情况截然不同。
The colours almost match but not quite.
颜色差不多相配，但不完全协调。
I enjoyed her new book though it’s not quite as good as her last one.
我喜欢她的新书，尽管没有她上一本那么好。

shush (v): to (cause to) stop talking or making a noise
（使）停止喧闹；（使）停止说话
I wish you kids would shush and let me read the paper in peace.
孩子们，我希望你们能安静下来，让我安安静静地看报纸。
He tried to shush the children.
他设法使孩子们安静下来。

cross your arms/fingers/legs

to put one of your arms, fingers, or legs over the top of the other:
She sat down and crossed her legs.

brilliant (adj): extremely intelligent or skilled:
Her mother was a brilliant scientist.
He gave a brilliant performance.
The idea was quite brilliant.