Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

What’s up?-used to ask someone what the problem is
怎么了？出什么事了？
What’s up – why does everyone look so serious?
怎么了——为什么大家看起来都这么严肃？
What’s up with Terry?
特里怎么了？

spoiler alert

扰流板警报

spoil (v): to destroy or reduce the pleasure, interest, or beauty of something
破坏；糟蹋；毁掉
He tried not to let the bad news spoil his evening.
他努力不让那个坏消息破坏他晚上的兴致。
The oil spill has spoiled the whole beautiful coastline.
溢出的石油破坏了整段漂亮的海岸线。
I haven’t seen the film, so don’t spoil it for me by telling me what happens.
我还没看那部电影，所以别把内容告诉我，以免坏了我的兴致。
You’ll spoil your appetite for dinner if you have a cake now.
你要是现在吃蛋糕的话，就没胃口吃晚饭了。

mood (n): the way you feel at a particular time
心境，心情，情绪；精神状态
She’s in a good/bad mood.
她心情好／不好。

predictable (adj): happening or behaving in a way that you expect and not unusual or interesting
意料之中的；墨守成规的，按老一套办事的
The ending of the movie was just so predictable.
这部电影的结局太老套了。

CE (adv): abbreviation for Common Era or Christian era: used when referring to a year after the birth of Jesus Christ when the Christian calendar starts counting years
公元（Common Era的缩写）
The Scandinavian countries became Christian between 900 and 1100 CE.
斯堪的纳维亚国家在公元900至1100年间成为基督教国家。

BCE-abbreviation for Before Common Era or Before Current Era or Before Christian Era: used when referring to a year before the birth of Jesus Christ when the Christian calendar starts counting years
公元前（Before Common Era，Before Current Era 或 Before Christian Era的缩写）
Celtic remains were found dating from as early as 1200 BCE.
发现的凯尔特人遗址历史可追溯到公元前1200年。