Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

spiritual (adj): relating to deep feelings and beliefs, especially religious beliefs
精神的，心灵的；（尤指）宗教的
Traditional ways of life fulfilled both economic and spiritual needs.
传统的生活方式满足了经济和精神的双重需求。

maybe that was just a bad dream
maybe it was my imagination

imagination (n): something that you think exists or is true, although in fact it is not real or true
幻觉；幻想；空想

Was she paying him a lot of attention or was it just my imagination?
她是特别注意他呢，还是这一切只是我的臆想？
Is it my imagination or is David behaving strangely at the moment?
是我的错觉呢，还是戴维现在真的是行为古怪？

My children’s birthdays are only three days apart.

“Our parents had never spent a day apart.

Their birthdays are a day apart in May, so they always celebrated together.

How far apart should the speakers be?
两个喇叭应相距多远？

apart (adv): into smaller pieces
成碎片；成零碎；破裂
My jacket is so old it’s falling apart.
我的夹克太旧了，都穿烂了。
I took the motor apart (= separated it into pieces) to see how it worked.
我把发动机拆开了，想看看它是怎样运转的。

apart from-except for or not considering
除了；不考虑，不算；此外
Apart from the salary/Salary apart, it’s not a bad job.
不考虑薪水的话，这工作还不错。
Apart from you and me/You and me apart, I don’t think there was anyone there under 30.
除了你我二人，我想当时那儿没有谁年龄在30以下了。

Susie hit her Dirty Thirty, and now there’s no stopping her!

insatiable (adj): (especially of a desire or need) too great to be satisfied
（尤指欲望或需求）无法满足的，贪得无厌的
Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable appetite/desire/hunger for power.
同许多政客一样，他对权力贪得无厌。
Nothing, it seemed, would satisfy his insatiable curiosity.
看起来什么都无法满足他那无尽的好奇心。