VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

contaminate (v): 1-to make something less pure or make it poisonous污染；弄脏；毒害
E.g.: Much of the coast has been contaminated by nuclear waste.
大部分海岸已受到核废料污染。
E.g.: The food which had been contaminated was destroyed.
受污染的食物已被销毁了。

sign (v): 1-to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself签（名），署（名）；签署，签字
E.g.: to sign a letter/cheque/contract/lease/agreement
在信件／支票／合同／租约／协议上签名
E.g.: Sign here, please.
请在这儿签名。

signature (n): 1-your name written by yourself, always in the same way, usually to show that something has been written or agreed by you签名

print (v): to write without joining the letters together
用印刷体写
E.g.: Please print your name clearly below your signature.
请用印刷体在签名下方把你的名字写清楚。

cursive (n): 1-Cursive writing is written with rounded letters that are joined together.草书的；连笔的

block capitals (n): 1-a style of writing in which each letter of a word is written separately and clearly using the capital letters of the alphabet正体大写字母
E.g.: Please print your name and address in block capitals.
请用正体大写字母书写你的姓名和地址。

capital (letter)-大写字母
E.g.： Please print your name in capitals.
请用大写字母以印刷体填写你的名字。
E.g.： A proper noun should start with a capital.
专有名词首字母必须大写。

Most OF THE people think that…

character-字
The address was written in Chinese/Japanese characters (= systems of writing).
地址是用汉字／日文写的。