Online Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

Vocabulary

prophecy (n):a statement that says what is going to happen in the future, especially one that is based on what you believe about a particular matter rather than existing facts
（尤指基于主观判断的）预言

These doom and gloom prophecies are doing little to help the economy.
这些悲观的预言对经济毫无用处。

prediction (n): a statement about what you think will happen in the future
预计，预料，预言
Please don’t ask me to make any predictions about tomorrow’s meeting.
请不要让我对明天的会议进行预测。
No one believed her prediction that the world would end on 12 November.
没人相信她对于世界将在11月12日毁灭的预言。

this knowledge is based on facts-这种知识是以事实为基础的

I felt pity once I saw them-我一看到他们就觉得很可怜

I felt pity once I saw these poor/unfortunate people

unfortunate (adj): unlucky or having bad effects
不幸的，倒霉的
She has inherited her father’s large nose, which is very unfortunate.
她遗传了父亲的大鼻子，真是太不幸了。
It was unfortunate (that) he called at the exact moment when our guests were arriving.
遗憾的是他恰好在我们的客人到达时打来电话。

1. beg (v): to ask for food or money because you are poor
   乞讨
   There are more and more homeless people begging on the streets these days.
   近来越来越多无家可归的人在街上乞讨。
   She had to beg for money and food for her children.
   她不得不为孩子们乞讨钱和食物。

2.  beg (v): to make a very strong and urgent request
乞求
They begged for mercy.
他们乞求饶恕。
“Please, please forgive me!” she begged (him).
“请一定原谅我！”她请求（他）道。

I beg your pardon
a polite way of saying “I am sorry” or “Could you repeat what you just said?”
（未听清时，礼貌的说法）对不起，能否再说一遍？

I gave food to the homeless people with the other people this took place near the South railway station,  it takes 15 minutes to complete, there are 15 homeless people in there.  I don’t know what food because delivery people send some to the station and then we give them to the homeless people.  The first my feeling is very  excited because this is first to give it, the second time my feeling is good.

Yesterday I gave food to the homeless people along (as well as) the other people, this took place near/in the South railway station,  it took us 15 minutes to complete the task, there are 15 homeless people living over there/living IN the station.  I don’t know what food we gave them because delivery people brought it some to the station and then we gave the food to the homeless people.  At first, I was very excited because this was the first for me to participate/take part in helping the poor. After they ate their food it (this action)/I( felt good).