VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

downtown (adj/adv):in or to the central part of a city
在市中心（的）；朝市中心（的）
E.g.: downtown Los Angeles
洛杉矶市中心
E.g.: a downtown address
市内地址

the suburbs [ plural ]-the outer area of a town, rather than the shopping and business centre in the middle郊区，城外
E.g.: I work downtown, but I live in the suburbs.
我在城里上班，但住在郊区。

an acquired taste-something that you dislike at first, but that you start to like after you have tried it a few times后天养成的嗜好；假以时日并多次尝试而喜欢上的东西
E.g.: Olives are an acquired taste.
橄榄这种东西吃得多就爱吃了。

a bit…－slightly－稍微，有点儿
E.g.: The dress is a bit too big for me.
这件衣服我穿有点儿大。
E.g.: That was a bit silly, wasn’t it?
那有点儿蠢，对吗？
E.g.: I’m a bit nervous.
我有点儿紧张。

caviar (n): 1-the eggs of various large fish, especially the sturgeon, eaten as food. Caviar is usually very expensive.鱼子酱

rare (adj): 1-not common; very unusual稀少的；罕见的；不常发生的
E.g.: a rare disease/species
罕见疾病／稀有物种
E.g.: The museum is full of rare and precious treasures.
这家博物馆里收藏的满是奇珍异宝。

unique (adj): 1-being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual, or special in some way 独一无二的；与众不同的；唯一的；独特的；罕见的
E.g.: Each person’s genetic code is unique except in the case of identical twins.
每个人的遗传密码都是独一无二的，同卵双胞胎除外。
E.g.: I’d recognize your handwriting anywhere – it’s unique.
无论在哪儿，我都能认出你的笔迹——它太与众不同了。

intentional (adj): 1-planned or intended
有意的，故意的
E.g.: Did you leave his name out by accident or was it intentional?
你漏掉了他的名字，是无意的还是有意的？

Once I broke a TV, it wasn’t intentional I broke it by accident