Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

have you ever been to a concert?

你去过音乐会吗？

perform+ER= PERFORMER

teach+ER=TEACHER
sing+ER= singer

perform verb (ENTERTAIN)
to entertain people by dancing, singing, acting, or playing music
演出，表演
Thomas and Elisa performed a rousing duet for violin and piano.
托马斯和伊丽莎共同表演了一曲激动人心的小提琴钢琴二重奏。
She composes and performs her own music.
她自己创作音乐自己演奏。
A major Hollywood star will be performing on stage tonight.
今晚一位好莱坞大牌明星要登台表演。

main (adj): larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the same type
主要的；最重要的；最大的
The main thing is not to worry.
最重要的是不要担心。
One of the main reasons I came to England was to study the language.
我到英格兰的主要原因之一是学习语言。
You’ll find the main points of my proposal in the report.
你们可以在这份报告中看到我计划的要点。
Our main aim/objective is to improve the company’s productivity.
我们的主要目的是提高公司的生产力。
The main problem is a lack of resources.
主要问题是缺少资金。

take place (v): to happen
发生
The concert takes place next Thursday.
音乐会下星期四举行。

last (v): to continue to exist
持续，延续，继续
The meeting lasted two hours.
会议持续了两个小时。
The drought lasted for several months.
干旱持续了好几个月。
They say the snow will last until the end of next week.
他们说这场雪要一直下到下周末。

boy band-a pop music group made up of young men who sing and dance
男孩乐队（指由男孩组成的流行乐队）

every singer could sing 5 songs

two days ago /the day before yesterday