VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

for some things we should start preparing well in advance

in advance-before a particular time, or before doing a particular thing
预先，事先，提前
E.g.: If you’re going to come, please let me know in advance.
如果你要来的话，请提前通知我。

we had  a family discussion /we discussed about it as a family

economics (n): 1-经济学
E.g.: She’s in her third year of studying economics at York University.
她在约克大学主修经济学，现在上大三。

unhealthy eating habits

common (ad) the same in a lot of places or for a lot of people常见的；经常的；普遍的；普通的；平常的
E.g.:It’s quite common to see couples who dress alike.
夫妻穿着相似是司空见惯的事儿。
E.g.:“Smith” is a very common name in Britain.
“史密斯”是英国很常见的姓氏。

indifferent (adj): 1-漠不关心的
E.g.: People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
人们对别人的痛苦已经变得无动于衷。

He’s a solo drinker-他是个独饮者
I don’t like being a solo drinker, would you join me, please?

cold turkey-the period of extreme suffering that comes immediately after a person has stopped taking a drug on which they depend突然戒毒（烟等）
E.g.: Six years ago she went cold turkey on (= stopped completely) a three-pack-a-day smoking habit.
6年前，她突然戒掉了一天抽3盒烟的习惯。

monotonous (adj): 1-not changing and therefore boring
单调乏味的；毫无变化的
E.g.: a monotonous job
单调的工作
E.g.: My daughter very often jokes with us that me and my husband lead monotonous lives

Pronunciation

monotonous-/məˈnɑː.t̬ən.əs/