Online Class Notes (Nemo)[W]

Homework

If you could travel back in time, what year would you visit?

If you could visit with any person in history, who would it be?

Vocabulary

midnight (n): twelve o’clock in the middle of the night-12am o’clock
子夜,午夜
There’s a great film on TV at midnight.
午夜时段电视上会播一部好片子。
It was after midnight when we got home.
我们到家时已过午夜。

midday /NOON(n): twelve o’clock in the middle of the day
正午;中午
I just have a sandwich at midday/for my midday meal/lunch.
我午饭只吃了一个三明治。

AFTERnoon

tube (n): a long, thin container made of soft metal or plastic that is closed at one end and has a small hole at the other, usually with a cover, used for storing thick liquids
(由软金属或塑料制成的通常有盖的,盛膏状物的)软管
a tube of toothpaste
一管牙膏

five bottles of milks

jar (n): a glass or clay container with a wide opening at the top and sometimes a fitted lid, usually used for storing food
罐子,坛子;广口瓶
a jar of coffee/pickled onions
一罐咖啡/腌洋葱
a jam jar
果酱罐子

Pronunciation

niece–/niːs/

colleague– /ˈkɑː.liːɡ/

Writing exercise

Double 11 was supposed to be a single’s day, but due to the development of e-commerce, it became a shopping day. Every year’s shopping day is very crazy.
Most people will stay up late until 0 o’clock and buy plenty sale product. Last shopping day , I didn’t stay up late and I just bought some supplies, like napkins ,toothpastes and creams in the day ,I also bought some toies for my nephew, but he is only two month old.
Crazy shopping day will lead to excessive consumption. Many people will buy some things which them don’t need,, becuase people don’t manage their desire better usually. Maybe we can create a days called “no buy “day.

Double 11 Day was supposed to be a single’s day, but due to the development of e-commerce, it became a shopping day. Every year, it’s a crazy shopping day. Most people will stay up late until midnight, and buy lots of products on sale.Last shopping day, I didn’t stay up late, and I just bought some supplies, like napkins, toothpaste and creams (during the day). Also, I bought some toys for my nephew, but he is only two months old. Lots of people will buy things that they don’t need because people don’t know how to control their desires. Maybe we can create a day called “No Shopping Day”.