VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

stray (n): 1-a pet that no longer has a home or cannot find its home流浪宠物；走失的宠物
E.g. :a stray dog
流浪狗
E.g. :“Who owns that cat?” “I don’t know. I think it must be a stray.”
那只猫是谁的?”我不知道。我觉得它肯定是只流浪猫。

mongrel (n): 1-a dog whose parents are of different breeds- MUTT
杂种狗

he’s a mixed breed

in good, bad, etc. repair/in a good, bad, etc. state of repair
​- in good, bad, etc. condition-状况良好／不佳等
E.g. :The house is in very good repair.
这座房子状况很好。

when was the first time that you have experienced these symptoms-你第一次出现这些症状是什么时候

fill in/out something
-to give written information, esp. by completing a form:
E.g.: Please fill in the application and sign it.
E.g.: I got the membership form and filled it out.

anamnesis (n): 1-The medical history, case history, or anamnesis(fromGreek: ἀνά, aná, ″open″, and μνήσις, mnesis, ″memory″) of a patient is information gained by  a physician by asking specific questions
E.g. :When compiling (汇编；编纂；编辑；编制)  your anamnesis, you need to think not only about diseases that have affected you in your lifetime, but you must also consider those that run in your family.

they wanted to show their appreciation-他们想表达他们的谢意

sooner or later-used to say that you do not know exactly when something will happen, but you are certain that it will happen:

E.g. :Sooner or later she’s going to realize what a mistake she’s made.

destined (adj): 1-controlled by fate, and not by humans:
E.g. :She is destined for an extremely successful career.
E.g.: These plans are destined to fail.

reap what you have sown
​-to win or lose as a result of something you did in the past
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆；善有善报，恶有恶报

euthanasia (n)-,the act of killing someone who is very ill or very old so that they do not suffer any more安乐死
E.g.: Although some people campaign for the right to euthanasia, it is still illegal in most countries.
尽管一些人发起运动争取安乐死的权利，但在大多数国家中实施安乐死仍是违法行为。