Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

be up to sth-to be doing something, often something bad or illegal, usually secretly
（通常指偷偷地）正在做（常指坏事或不法之事）
He looks very suspicious hanging around outside – I’m sure he’s up to something.
他老在外面转悠，看上去很可疑——我敢肯定他正在干什么坏事。

play games -to try to deceive someone
欺骗，耍花招
Don’t play games with me!
别跟我耍花招！

independent /(adj): not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things
独立的
an independent enquiry/organization
独立调查／机构
They all made the same comment, quite independent of each other (= without deciding together to do so).
他们都不约而同作出了相同的评论。

professor (n): a teacher of the highest rank in a department of a British university, or a teacher of high rank in an American university or college
教授
Professor Stephen Hawking
斯蒂芬•霍金教授
a professor of sociology
社会学教授
a sociology professor
社会学教授
Thank you, Professor.
谢谢，教授。

time-consuming (adj): A time-consuming task takes a lot of time to do.
耗费时间的；旷日持久的
Producing a dictionary is a very time-consuming job.
编字典是件很费时间的工作。

blab (v): to talk carelessly or too much, often telling others something you should keep secret
（因不慎或乱说而）泄密
Someone blabbed to the press.
有人向新闻界泄露了情况。

latest (adj): newest or most recent or modern
最新的；最近的；最先进的
Have you seen her latest movie?
你看过她的最新影片吗？
the latest fashions
最新时装

composition (n): a short piece of writing about a particular subject, done by a student
作文
a 200-word composition
一篇200字的作文