Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Grammar

I feel tired after rock climbing
Rock climbing is tiring

Shout at-This suggests that we’re angry
The receptionist decided to leave because the boss often shouted at her.
Please don’t shout at me: calm down and speak normally.

Shout to
When we shout to someone, we want them to hear us. They might be on the other side of the street, or a distance from us in a noisy place.
She shouted to me from the upstairs window.
I shouted to them across the busy road, but they didn’t hear me.

Vocabulary

Yell (v): to shout something or make a loud noise, usually when you are angry, in pain, or excited
(通常指生气、疼痛或激动时)叫喊,吼叫(着说)
Our neighbours were yelling at each other this morning.
The child yelled out in pain.
孩子痛得大叫起来。
“Just get out of here!” she yelled.
“滚出去!”她大吼道。

Mom doesn’t want me to touch the iPad without her permission

Permission (n): If someone is given permission to do something, they are allowed to do it.
允许,许可,准许
You will need permission from your parents to go on the trip.
你要得到你父母的许可才能参加这趟旅行。
Official permission has been granted for more building near the river.
在这条河附近建造更多的房子已获得官方许可。

miss (v): to feel sad that a person or thing is not present
想念,惦念;怀念,思念
I really missed her when she went away.
她离开的时候我非常想念她。
She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
所有认识她的人都会很悲伤地怀念她的。
I still miss my old car.
我仍惦念着我的旧汽车。

Amount (n): a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted
(尤指不可数事物的)数量;数额;量;总数
They didn’t deliver the right amount of sand.
他们运来的沙子数量不对。
Small amounts of land were used for keeping animals.
少量的土地用于饲养动物。
He paid regular amounts of money to a charity.
他定期向一家慈善机构捐一笔钱。

Hiking (n): the activity of going for long walks in the countryside
(在乡村的)长途徒步旅行,远足,健行
We’re going hiking in the Sierra Nevada.
下周末我们要去内华达山脉远足。

Climbing/rock climbing (n): the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains
登山运动;攀岩运动
I often go rock climbing.