Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

I don’t like that guy, he’s up to something.

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）
She’s up to no good (= doing something bad or forbidden) – you can always tell because she stays in her room.
她没干什么好事——你总会看出来的，因为她老呆在房间里。
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。

lyrics[ plural ]the words of a song, especially a pop song（尤指流行歌曲的）歌词
Paul Simon writes the lyrics for most of his songs.
保罗‧西蒙的歌大多都是他自己写的词。

reciprocity (n): behaviour in which two people or groups of people give each other help and advantages
互助；互惠；互换

expression noun (WORDS)
a word or group of words used in a particular situation or by particular people
词；词语；措词
He uses a lot of unusual expressions.
他总是用很多生僻的字眼。
“A can of worms” is an expression that means “a difficult situation”.
A can of worms这个短语的意思是“棘手的局面”。

saying (n): a well-known wise statement that often has a meaning that is different from the simple meanings of the words it contains
格言，警句，谚语
As the saying goes, “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.”
正如俗语所说：“蛋孵出来之前，不要先数小鸡。”

If the government allows the Eu citizens to enter China that could/would start the next wave of the COVID infections

residency (n): the fact of living in a place
居住；定居
There is a residency requirement for obtaining citizenship.
要成为这里的公民需要满足一定的居住时间要求。

residence permit (n)an official document that allows you to live in a country that you were not born in:
More people are working in the country – with or without a residence permit.

constructive (adj): If advice, criticism, or actions are constructive, they are useful and intended to help or improve something.
建设性的；有益的；有用的；积极的
She criticized my writing, but in a way that was very constructive.
她批评了我的作品，但是以一种非常建设性的方式——我受益匪浅。
If you don’t have anything constructive to say, it’s better to say nothing.
要是你没什么有用的话要说，最好保持安静。

disease (n): (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident
病，疾病
a contagious/infectious disease
传染病
a common/rare/incurable/fatal disease
常见病／罕见疾病／绝症／致命疾病
They reported a sudden outbreak of the disease in the south of the country.
他们报告说该国南部地区突然爆发了这种疾病。

remote (adj): A remote area, house, or village is a long way from any towns or cities.
边远的；偏僻的；僻静的
a remote mountain village
偏远的山村

cashless (adj): using or operating with credit and debit cards and electronic systems, not money in the form of coins or notes
不用现金的；刷卡的
a cashless society
不用现金的社会

heartless (adj): cruel and not worrying about other people
残酷的，无情的
Don’t be so heartless!
别那么无情！

Pronunciation

joke- /dʒoʊk/A=0.