Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

chandelier (n): a decorative light that hangs from the ceiling and has several parts like branches for holding bulbs or, especially in the past, candles
枝形吊灯；（尤指旧时用的）枝形烛台

You’re twisting my words – that’s not what I said at all.
你在歪曲我的话——我根本不是那样说的。

twist sb’s arm
to persuade someone to do something they do not want to do
强迫（某人），向（某人）施加压力
I didn’t want to go but Linda twisted my arm.
我并不想去，可琳达非要我去不可。

charger noun [C] (DEVICE)
a device that is used to recharge a battery (= fill it with electricity), for example in a mobile phone
充电器，充电机

opinion (n): a thought or belief about something or someone
意见，看法，主张
What’s your opinion about/on the matter?
你对这件事有什么看法？
He didn’t express/give an opinion on the matter.
他没有就此事发表意见。
Who, in your opinion, (= who do you think) is the best soccer player in the world today?
依你之见，谁是当今世界最优秀的足球运动员？

reliable (adj): Someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect.
可信赖的；可靠的；真实可信的
Is your watch reliable?
你的表准吗？
reliable information
可靠信息
Gideon is very reliable – if he says he’ll do something, he’ll do it.
吉迪恩为人很可靠——他说到做到。

unreliable (adj): not able to be trusted or believed
不可靠的；不能信赖的
The bus service is unreliable.
公车服务不可靠。
unreliable evidence
不可信的证据

spell noun [C] (MAGIC)
spoken words that are thought to have magical power, or (the condition of being under) the influence or control of such words
咒语，符咒；魔法；着魔
The witch cast/put a spell on the prince and he turned into a frog.
女巫对王子施了魔法，把他变成了青蛙。
A beautiful girl would have to kiss him to break (= stop) the spell.
要想解除魔法，必须要有一个美丽的姑娘亲吻他。

abracadabra! -said by someone who is performing a magic trick, in order to help perform it successfully
（施魔法时所念的咒语）阿布拉卡达布拉

指环王- Lord of the rings