Online Class Notes (Nemo)

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Vocabulary

What is the weather like in Berlin?

We have to make sure that the economy is stable.

We have to make sure that we are economically stable

economically adverb (COUNTRY’S ECONOMY)
in a way that relates to a country’s trade, industry, and money
有关国家贸易、产业和财政的
Economically, the country has been improving steadily these past ten years.
在过去的10年中，这个国家的经济稳步发展。

economically adverb (SAVING MONEY)
using little money, time, etc.
经济地；节约地；节俭地
As a student, she lived very economically, rarely going out and buying very few clothes.
作为一名学生，她生活非常节俭，很少外出娱乐，也很少买衣服。

economical (adj): not using a lot of fuel, money, etc.
经济的；省钱的；节约的
There’s an increasing demand for cars that are more economical on fuel.
对低油耗汽车的需求与日俱增。
What’s the most economical way of heating this building?
给这座楼供暖，怎样做才是最经济的方法？

It took China 2-3 months to put the virus under control.

under control
being dealt with or limited successfully
得到控制；在控制中
It seems that the disease is now under control.
看来疾病现在得到了控制。
Everything is under control, sir.
先生，一切正常。
It took them two hours to bring/get the fire under control.
他们用了两个小时才控制住火势。

What’s the foreign media’s standpoint on…….China

standpoint (n): a set of beliefs and ideas from which opinions and decisions are formed
观点，立场
“I have to put aside my emotions,” he says, “and consider it from a professional standpoint.”
“我必须将个人感情搁在一边，”他说：“以专业的眼光去看它。”

viewpoint noun  (OPINION)
a point of view
（思考的）角度，着眼点（同 point of view）

threaten (v):to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want
威胁，恐吓；扬言要
They threatened the shopkeeper with a gun.
他们用枪威胁店主。
They threatened to kill him unless he did as they asked.
他们威胁要杀他，除非他按他们说的去做。

anonymous (adj): made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public
匿名的；不知姓名的；名字不公开的
The money was donated by an anonymous benefactor.
这笔钱来自一位不愿透露姓名的捐赠者。
Police said an anonymous caller warned that a bomb was about to go off.
警方说有人打来匿名电话，警告一枚炸弹即将爆炸。
An attempt to implant an embryo using an egg from an anonymous woman donor was unsuccessful.
用一位匿名女性捐献的卵子来植入胚胎的尝试未获成功。

acquire (v): to get something
取得，获得；购得；学到
He acquired the firm in 2008.
他于2008年收购了这家公司。
I was wearing a newly/recently acquired jacket.
我穿着一件新买的夹克衫。
I seem to have acquired (= have got although I don’t know how) two copies of this book.
这本书我好像买重了。
He has acquired a reputation for being difficult to work with.
据说很难跟他共事。