Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

relatively good, bad, etc.
quite good, bad, etc. in comparison with other similar things or with what you expect
较好／较差等
He’s a relatively good squash player.
他是个比较不错的壁球运动员。
There was relatively little violence.
暴力事件相对较少。

support (v): to agree with and give encouragement to someone or something because you want him, her, or it to succeed
支持；赞成；拥护；鼓励
The majority of people in the town strongly support the plans to build a new school.
镇上的大部分人都强烈支持修建新学校的计划。
I think it’s important to support local businesses by buying locally.
我认为购买本地商品来支持本地企业这一点很重要。

joke (n): something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh
笑话；玩笑
Did I tell you the joke about the chicken crossing the road?
我跟你讲过小鸡过马路的笑话吗？
She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling funny stories.
她一晚上都在说笑话，讲逗乐的故事。
She tied his shoelaces together for a joke.
她跟他开玩笑，把他的鞋带系在了一起。

smell (v): to know about or be aware of a situation without having to be told about it
嗅到，意识到
Brenda can smell trouble a mile off (= a long time in advance).
布伦达能很早之前就意识到麻烦。

Why did the student eat his homework?
Because the teacher told him it was a piece of cake!

piece of cake
something that is very easy to do
非常容易的事情
The exam was a piece of cake.
考试很简单。

biology (n): the scientific study of the natural processes of living things
生物学
human biology
人类生物学
marine biology
海洋生物学
molecular biology
分子生物学