VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

doable (adj): 1-If something is doable, it can be achieved or performed.
可行的，可以做的
E.g. : This project may be difficult, but I still think it’s doable.
这个项目可能会很难，但我认为还是可行的。

penniless (adj): 1-having no money一文不名的，一贫如洗的
E.g. : She fell in love with a penniless artist.她爱上了一个一贫如洗的画家。

vice versa (adv): 1-  used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order反过来也一样，反之亦然
E.g. : He doesn’t trust her, and vice versa (= she also doesn’t trust him).
他不信任她，她也一样不信任他。
E.g. : He refuses to believe anything they say and vice versa.

entire (adj): 1-whole or complete, with nothing missing
全部的；整个的；完全的；完整的
E.g. : He spent the entire afternoon watching a movie.
E.g. : I ate an entire cake by myself

by (preposition): not later than; at or before
不迟于；早于
E.g. : She had promised to be back by five o’clock.她答应过5点前回来。
E.g. : By the time I got to the station the train had already gone.等我到达火车站时，火车已经开走了。

camping (n): 1- the activity of staying in a tent on holiday
露营度假，野营度假
E.g. : We used to go camping in Spain when I was a child.
我小的时候我们常去西班牙野营。
E.g. : camping equipment
露营器材

countryside (n): land not in towns, cities, or industrial areas, that is either used for farming or left in its natural condition农村，乡下；郊外
E.g. : The countryside around there is beautiful.
那周围的乡村很美。

Grammar

When do we use a and when do we use an?
In speaking, we use a /ə/ before a consonant sound:

a car a house a big truck a wheel a grey day

Warning:
Some words that begin with a vowel letter in writing have a consonant sound:

/ə ju:ˈnaɪtɪd …/ /ə ju:niˈvɜ:sɪti/ /ə wʌn …/

a united group a university a one-year-old child

We use an /ən/ before a vowel sound:

an apple an old shoe an orchestra an umbrella

Warning:
Some words that begin with a consonant letter in writing have a vowel sound:

/ən aʊə(r)/ an hour

/ən empi:θri: …/ an MP3 player