Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Hermione is really annoying sometimes.

annoying (adj): making you feel annoyed
讨厌的;恼人的
It’s really annoying when a train is late and there’s no explanation.
火车误点而又不作任何解释,这很令人恼火。
He’s got a really annoying laugh.
他的笑声真让人烦。

rude (adj): not polite; offensive or embarrassing
不礼貌的;粗鲁的,粗野的;讨厌的
He’s a very rude man.
他这人很粗鲁。
It’s rude not to say “Thank you” when you are given something.
别人给你东西,你不说“谢谢”是不礼貌的。
He’s got no manners – he’s rude to everyone.
他这人很无礼——他对谁都很粗鲁。

I want to look see/watch the movie

half and two hours- two and a half hours

waste (v): to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it
浪费;未好好利用
You waste a lot of water by taking a bath instead of a shower.
洗盆浴而不洗淋浴,你会浪费大量的水。
Come on, let’s get started – we’ve wasted enough time already.
快点儿,我们开始吧——我们已经浪费了不少时间了。
Don’t waste your money on such junk.
别在这种垃圾上浪费你的钱。

agriculture (n): farming
农业;农艺,农学
Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.
一些国家的农业仍然主要依靠传统耕作手段。
The area depends on agriculture for most of its income.
这个地区的大部分收入来自农业。
70 percent of the country’s population practises subsistence agriculture.
这个国家70%的人口以农业为生。

major (n): the most important subject that a college or university student is studying, or the student himself or herself
(大学生的)专业,主修课程;(大学专业的)主修学生
What is your major, English or French?
你的专业是英语还是法语?
She was a philosophy major at an Ivy League college.
她曾在一所长春藤大学主修哲学。

make/earn money
I earn $80,000 a year.
我一年挣8万美元。

she need short time to…. she needs a short amount of time