VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

get/become established-​to start growing successfully somewhere
（植物）开始生长
E.g.: As the plants get established, they will need frequent watering.
植物开始生长时需要定期浇水。

been there, done that
A set phrase used to acknowledge that one has done or experienced something before, either as a form of dismissal or of empathy

assemble (v): 1-to make something by joining separate parts
组装；装配
E.g.: furniture that is easy to assemble
易于组装的家具

specification (n): 1-a detailed description of how something should be done, made, etc.
规格；规范；标准；明细单；详细说明
E.g.: All products are made exactly to the customer’s specifications.
所有产品完全按照客户的具体要求制造。

mold (v): 1-to make a soft substance have a particular shape
用模子制作；塑造；使成形
E.g. : This plastic is going to be molded into plates.
这些塑料将被制成盘子。

mould (n):a hollow container with a particular shape into which soft or liquid substances are poured, so that when the substance becomes hard it takes the shape of the container模子，模具；铸模
E.g.: a cake/jelly mould
蛋糕／果冻模子

accent (n):the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words口音，腔调；土音
E.g.: He’s got a strong southern/Guangdong accent.

dialect (n): 1-a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar, etc.方言，土语，地方话
E.g. : a regional dialect
地区方言
E.g. : The poem is written in northern dialect.
这首诗是用北方方言写成的。

bid (v): 1-If two or more people bid for a job, they compete with each other to do the work by offering to do it for a particular amount of money.
投标，竞标
E.g. : The department is trying to ensure fairer competition among firms bidding for city contracts.
该部门正努力确保竞标政府合同的公司之间的竞争更为公平。

obstacle (n):something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is prevented or made more difficult障碍；阻碍；妨碍
E.g. :The biggest obstacle in our way was a tree trunk in the road.
我们路上最大的障碍是横在路上的一棵树。

You Eat food but you Take a medicine

sitting on my table-sitting at my table

joint (n): 1-a place in your body where two bones are connected
关节
E.g.: an elbow/hip/knee joint
肘／髋／膝关节
E.g.: As you become older, your joints get stiffer.
随着年龄增加，关节就会变僵硬。
2-a place where two things are fastened together
接头；接缝；结合处
E.g.: Damp has penetrated the joints in the wood panelling.
潮气已渗透到木板饰面的接缝处。