Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Write a story about your favorite book.

Vocabulary

there’re 64 fields on a chessboard

horizontal (adj):a horizontal line, surface, or position
水平线；水平面；水平位置
Rotate it slowly from the horizontal into a vertical position.
慢慢将它从水平位置旋转到垂直位置。

vertical lines/stripes
竖线／竖条纹

diagonal (adj): A diagonal line is straight and sloping, not horizontal or vertical, for example joining two opposite corners of a square or other flat shape with four sides.
斜线的，对角线的
The book has a diagonal black stripe on the cover.
该书的封面上有一道黑色斜纹。

nickname (n): an informal name for someone or something, especially a name that you are called by your friends or family, usually based on your real name or your character
外号；绰号；诨名
We always use the nickname Beth for our daughter Elizabeth.
我们总是把女儿伊丽莎白昵称为“贝丝”。

My nickname is Humpty, my full name is Humpty Dumpty.

mischief (n): behaviour, especially a child’s, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage
（尤指儿童的）恶作剧，淘气，捣蛋
She’s a lively little girl, full of mischief.
她是一个活泼好动的小姑娘，特别爱淘气。
He needs a hobby to keep him busy and stop him from getting into mischief.
他需要培养一个爱好让他有事可忙，不再调皮捣蛋。