Online Class Notes (Nemo)

I come from Hubei and people there can pronounce N and L

“What are you up to?” is a very common and casual (informal) way of saying “What are you doing?” You may also hear people say “What’s up?

Vocabulary

depression (n): a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and anxious (= worried and nervous) for long periods and cannot have a normal life during these periods
抑郁症
Tiredness, loss of appetite, and sleeping problems are all classic symptoms of depression.
乏力、没有食欲和失眠都是抑郁症的典型症状。
If you suffer from depression, it’s best to get professional help.
如果你患有抑郁症，最好向专业人士求助。

anxious (adj) (WORRIED)
worried and nervous
焦虑的，不安的，担心的
My mother always gets a bit anxious if we don’t arrive when we say we will.
如果我们没有在说好的时间到达，我母亲总会有些担心。
I saw my sister’s anxious face at the window.
我看到了窗口姐姐那张忧心忡忡的脸。

mentally (adv): connected with or related to the mind
心理上，精神上
mentally ill
患有心理疾病的
It’s going to be a tough competition but I’m mentally prepared for it.
那会是场艰苦的比赛，但我在心理上已做好了准备。

vocabulary (n): all the words known and used by a particular person
词汇量；（某人掌握的）全部词汇
a wide/limited vocabulary
词汇量很大／有限
By the age of two, a child will have a vocabulary of about two hundred words.
孩子到两岁时掌握的词汇大约有两百个。

vocabulary (n): all the words that exist in a particular language or subject
（某一语言或学科的）词汇，术语
Every week our Spanish teacher gives us a list of vocabulary (= words) to learn.
每周我们的西班牙语老师都会让我们学一大堆词汇。
Computing, like any subject, has its own vocabulary.
计算机科学像其他学科一样拥有自己的专业词汇。

mysterious (adj): strange, not known, or not understood
神秘的事物，难以理解的事物，谜
She’s an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has given.
作为一名演员，她虽然接受过多次采访，但私生活依然很神秘。
He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder.
他死得蹊跷，仍不排除是谋杀的可能。

He’s not afraid to confront anybody

confront (v):to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person
面对，面临；遭遇；直面，正视
As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way.
她离开法庭时，愤怒的人群试图拦住她的去路。
It’s an issue we’ll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.
不管它有多讨厌，我们终究要面对这个问题。

(only) time will tell-used to say that the truth or a result will only be known in the future after events have happened
（只有）时间能证明
Only time will tell whether we made the right decision.
只有时间才能证明我们的决定是否正确。

minority (n): a smaller number or part
少数
It’s only a tiny minority of people who are causing the problem.
惹麻烦的只是极少数人。
Children with single parents at my school were very much in the minority (= there were very few).
在我的学校里单亲孩子只占极少数。
This section of the bookstore caters for minority interests (= subjects that interest only a few people).
书店的这一专柜主要满足少数读者的兴趣。

majority (n): the larger number or part of something
大多数，大部分
The majority of the employees have university degrees.
大部分雇员都有大学文凭。
A large majority of people approve of the death sentence.
大多数人赞成死刑。
In Britain women are in the/a majority.
在英国，女性占多数。

outcome (n): a result or effect of an action, situation, etc.
结果，后果；效果
It’s too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.
现在预言会议的结果还为时过早。