VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

Vocabulary

are you afraid of dark?-你害怕黑暗吗?

afraid (adj): feeling fear, or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation
畏惧的,害怕的;担忧的,发愁的
E.g.: He was/felt suddenly afraid.
他突然害怕起来/感到恐惧。
E.g.: I’ve always been afraid of flying/heights/spiders.
我一直都怕坐飞机/恐高/怕蜘蛛。

bookshelf (n): a shelf in a bookcase
书架

shelf (n): a long, flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored on it
(通常指固定在墙上或橱柜中的)搁板,架子
E.g.: a glass shelf
玻璃架子
E.g.: on the top/bottom shelf
在顶层/底层架子上

secret (n): a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told to others
秘密
E.g.: Aren’t you going to tell me the secret?
难道你不打算告诉我这个秘密?
E.g.: Can you keep a secret? All right, I’ll tell you.
你能保守秘密吗?那我就告诉你。

keep a secret-保守秘密

bedside table-床头柜
E.g.: He put a cup of tea down on the bedside table
他在床头柜上放了一杯茶。

bedside lamp-床头灯
E.g.: She switched on the bedside lamp-她打开床头灯。

Speaking exercise

one day mom want to me go to her bedroom , but her bedroom is is very dark, and then I don’t go inside and I’m afraid of dark, yeeah. When it’s dark very scary inside. When it’s dark we can turn on the light. My bedroom is big in the room there’s library. many books, many I have got fifty books on my bookshelf. There is a desk too, and a bed

One day mom asked me to go to her bedroom , but her bedroom was isvery dark,so I didn’t go inside because I’m afraid of dark, yeeah. When it’s dark inside of the room it is very scary inside. When it’s dark we can turn on the light. My bedroom is big in the room there’s a little bookshelf with many books, many I have got around fifty books on my bookshelf. There is a desk too, and a bed.