Online Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

soaking (adj): completely wet
湿透的，湿淋淋的
It’s so hot outside – I’ve only been walking ten minutes and my shirt is soaking (wet)!
外面太热了——我只走了10分钟，衬衣就湿透了！

optimize (v): to make something as good as possible
使优化，完善
We need to optimize our use of the existing technology.
我们需要充分利用现有技术。

evade (v): to avoid or escape from someone or something
逃脱，躲开；回避，逃避
The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not evade recapture for long.
警方向公众保证，逃犯很快就会再次落网。
She leaned forward to kiss him but he evaded her by pretending to sneeze.
她身子前倾想要吻他，可他假装打喷嚏躲开了。

evade the issue, question, etc.
to intentionally not talk about something or not answer something
回避议题／问题（等等）
Just give me an answer and stop evading the question!
直截了当地回答我，不要再回避问题！

against/contrary to all expectations
different from what is expected
出乎所有人的预料；意想不到的是
Contrary to all expectations, she was accepted by the academy.
意想不到的是，她竟然被学院录取了。

postage (n): the money that you pay for sending letters and parcels through the post
邮资，邮费
Please enclose £15.99, plus £2 for postage.
请附上15.99英镑，外加2英镑邮资。

goal (n): an aim or purpose
目标；目的
Our goal is for the country to be fully independent within two years.
我们的目标是在两年之内实现这个国家的完全独立。
They have set themselves a series of goals to achieve by the end of the month.
他们为自己制定了月底前要完成的一系列目标。
Do you think I’ll be able to achieve my goal of losing five kilos before the summer?
我要在夏天到来前减肥5公斤，你认为我能达到这个目标吗？

fill sth in/out (v): to write the necessary information on an official document
填写（正式文件）
to fill in a form/questionnaire
填写表格／调查问卷

write sth down –to write something on a piece of paper so that you do not forget it
写下；记下
Did you write down Jo’s phone number?
你把乔的电话号码记下来了吗？

today I received a postcard, from north Sichuan.  It was a game with my team members when I was travelling last month. This team is a travel group, we played a game, we need to send a postcard to your king. Everyone received an empty postcard, we need to write down our address on these postcards. These postcards will be sent to the people, and who take your postcard will be your angel. And everyone make a wish and your angel will help you to make it happen. But, this angel can easily to let your king guess who you are. At the last day of the trip everyone will guess who is the angel, and if you made a wrong guess you would be punished. And your angel will send you a postage with some wishes

Today I received a postcard, from north Sichuan. This postcard is a part of a game that we started to play during the trip. I played the game with the people I travelled with. The goal/aim of the game was to send a postcard to your king. Everyone received an empty postcard, we need to write down fill in our address on these postcards. These postcards would be given to the people and everyone would pick one, and whoever took your postcard would become your angel. Also, everyone would make a wish and your angel would make it happen. But, the king can’t find out who you are. At the last day of the trip, everyone will guess who’s their angel, and if you made a wrong guess you would be punished. In/At the end, your angel will send you a postcard with some good wishes written on it.