Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

her water broke around 2 AM

凌晨2点左右她的水破了

She went into (= started) labour at twelve o’clock last night.
昨晚12点她开始分娩。

go into sth -to start doing a particular type of work
开始从事(某职业),进入(某行业)
My son’s planning to go into journalism.
我儿子打算从事新闻业。
She’s decided to go into business as a freelance computer programmer.
她已决定从事自由职业,当一名计算机程序师。

go into sth-to start an activity, or start to be in a particular state or condition
开始(从事某种活动);开始进入(某种状态)
The drug is still being tested and will not go into commercial production for at least two years.
这种药物仍处于试验阶段,至少两年内还不会投入商业生产。
How many companies have gone into liquidation/receivership during the current recession?
在当前的经济衰退形势下,已有多少家公司破产/处于破产在管状态?
Repeated death threats have forced them to go into hiding.
他们一再收到死亡威胁,只好躲藏起来。
Her baby was born three hours after she went into labour.
她分娩了3个小时生下了孩子。

anime (n): Japanese films made using characters and images that are drawn rather than real, or one of these films
(日本的)动画片
Until recently, anime had little more than a cult following outside Japan.
以前,日本动画片在日本以外的追随者不多,这种情况最近发生了改变。
an anime that blurs the line between man and machine
一部模糊了人类和机器界限的日本动画片

manga (n): Japanese comic books that tell stories in pictures
(常含有性和暴力内容的)日本漫画,日本动画

foresight (n): the ability to judge correctly what is going to happen in the future and plan your actions based on this knowledge
深谋远虑;先见之明;远见卓识
She’d had the foresight to sell her apartment just before the housing market collapsed.
她非常有远见,刚好在房价下跌之前把她的公寓卖掉了。

insight (n): (the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation
洞察力;深刻见解
It was an interesting book, full of fascinating insights into human relationships.
这是一本有趣的书,充满了对人际关系独到的见解。

I’m able to see the bright future in which opportunities are multiplying

我能看到机会倍增的光明未来

increase your patient base

base (n): the activity or people from which someone or something gets most of their support, money, etc.
基础,支柱
A strong economy depends on a healthy manufacturing base.
强大的经济依赖于健康的制造业基础。
We’re aiming to expand our customer base.
我们正在致力于扩大客源。

high-end (adj): intended for people who want very good quality products and who do not mind how much they cost
(产品)高端的,高档的
high-end video equipment/a high-end department store
高端的视频设备/高档的百货商场

wanting very good quality products, and willing to pay a lot of money for them
高端的,高档的(消费者)
high-end consumers
高端消费者

low-end (adj): Low-end products are the cheapest in a group of products.
(产品)低端的;初级的
a low-end model
一款低端的型号

intended for people who do not have a lot of money to spend
廉价的;便宜的
a low-end supermarket
一家廉价超市