VIP Class Notes (Nemo)［S］

Vocabulary

poetry (n): 1-poems in general as a form of literature（总称）诗，诗歌
contemporary poetry and prose
当代诗歌散文
E.g.: She started writing poetry at a young age.
她年纪很小就开始写诗了。

poem (n): 1-a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest诗
E.g.: a book of love poems
爱情诗集
E.g.: The poet recited some of her recent poems.
诗人朗诵了她最近写的几首诗。

Poetry is a literary form, whereas a poem is a written piece of work. • Poetry is an art form, whereas a poem is a composed work

merge (v):to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this（使）合并；（使）融合
E.g.: They decided to merge the two companies into one.
他们决定将两家公司合并为一家。
E.g.: The country’s two biggest banks are planning to merge.
这个国家最大的两家银行正计划合并。

stroll (v): 1-to walk in a slow, relaxed manner, especially for pleasure散步，溜达
E.g.: We could stroll along the beach after dinner.
晚饭后我们可以去海滩散散步。

remembrance (n): 1-the act of remembering and showing respect for someone who has died or a past event纪念；怀念；缅怀
E.g.: A church service was held in remembrance of the victims.
在教堂举行了一次纪念受害者们的礼拜仪式。

late (adj): 1-used to refer to someone who has died已故的，已去世的
E.g.: She gave her late husband’s clothes to charity.
她把丈夫去世后留下的衣服捐给了慈善机构。

pass away (v): 1-polite expression for die verb（礼貌的说法）去世
E.g.： She’s terribly upset because her father passed away last week.
她非常难过，因为她父亲上周去世了。

offering (n): 1something that you give or offer to someone礼物；供物，祭品
E.g.：a peace offering
求和的礼物
E.g.：a sacrificial offering
祭献的贡品

remind  (v): 1-to make someone think of something they have forgotten or might have forgotten使记起；使想起；提醒
E.g.: Could you remind Paul about dinner on Saturday?
你能否提醒一下保罗周六晚宴的事？
E.g.: Please remind me to post this letter.

remember (v): 1-to be able to bring back a piece of information into your mind, or to keep a piece of information in your memory记得，记起，回想起；记住，牢记
E.g.: “Where did you park the car?” “I can’t remember.”
“你把车停在哪儿了？”“我不记得了。”
E.g.: I can remember people’s faces, but not their names.
我可以记住人的长相，但记不住人的名字。

清明节－Tomb Sweeping Festival

TSF is festival to remember family people who have dead on this day we will go to their graves and have some sweeping and we will also burn some fake money and we will put some food or rice in front of grave. In my hometown we also share biscuits to the kids. In Shanghai people usually eat Qing ball which is made of a plant and this plant is to prevent bugs biting you, so on this day the traffic will be really busy.

TSF is a festival to remember late/deceased family members who have dead on this day we usually go to their graves and have do some sweeping/cleaning  also we will burn some fake money and we will put some food or rice in front of the grave/we will place some offerings in front of the grave. In my hometown we also share biscuits to the kids. In Shanghai people usually eat Qing ball which is made of a plant and this plant is to prevent bugs from biting you. On this day the traffic will be really busy.

Yesterday I woke up late and after having lunch I went out to meet with my friends, and my friend brought his kid with him. His kid is just 8 months and it’s really cute. We just talk and stroll, we were talking about kids, works and then we have some tea then go home.

Yesterday I woke up late and after having lunch I went out to meet with my friends, and my friend/a friend of mine brought his kid with him. His kid is just 8 months old and she is really cute. We just chatted/chitchatted  and strolled, we were talking about kids, job after that we had some tea and then went home.