Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Before the borders were closed we were very lucky to go back to China. So I stayed at home for about two months and after that everything was going back to normal gradually. I assume that we will take the masks off very soon, schools will be allowed to open next Monday.

borderline (adj):between two different conditions, with the possibility of belonging to either one of them
两可的，临界的；所属不清的
Only in borderline cases (= cases where students might succeed or fail) will pupils have an oral exam.
只有在处于及格边缘的情况下小学生才会有口试。
She was a borderline candidate for the job.
她是个不上不下的候选人。

Borderline (n): something that separates two different qualities
分界线
The borderline between friendship and intimacy is often hard to define.
友谊和亲昵关系之间的界线常常很难界定。

Trashy (adj):of low quality; with little or no value
垃圾似的，低劣的
trashy programmes
垃圾节目

Micro-– very small
小的，微小的
a microorganism
微生物
microbiology
微生物学