Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Today is the 7th day of the festival

slightly above zero

gross adjective (UNPLEASANT)
极其令人厌恶的，令人恶心的，令人不快的
“Oh, gross!” she said, looking at the flies buzzing above the piles of dirty plates.
“呀，真恶心！”她看着在一堆堆脏盘子上方飞来飞去的苍蝇说道。

slightly adverb (SMALL IN AMOUNT)
a little
稍微，略微
She’s slightly taller than her sister.
她比她姐姐稍高一点儿。
I’m slightly upset she forgot my birthday.
她忘了我的生日，我有点儿不高兴。

gamble (v): to risk money, for example in a game or on a horse race
赌博，打赌
I like to gamble when I play cards – it makes it more interesting.
我玩牌喜欢赌钱——这更有趣些。
He gambles on the horses (= horse races).
他赌马。
He gambled away all of our savings.
他把我们所有的积蓄都赌了个精光。

conspire (v): to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone’s wishes
密谋；共谋；图谋
He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job.
他觉得同事们在密谋把他从工作岗位上挤走。
As girls, the sisters used to conspire with each other against their brother.
还是小女孩的时候，姐妹俩常常在一起密谋对付她们的哥哥。

churro
油炸饼

ravioli (n): small, square cases of pasta filled with meat or cheese, cooked in boiling water, and usually eaten with a sauce
（肉或奶酪馅的）意大利小方饺