VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Turkey-土耳其
turkey-火鸡
a wild turkey-野生火鸡
roast turkey-烤火鸡

olive (n): a small bitter green or black fruit that is eaten or used to produce oil, or a Mediterranean tree on which this fruit grows
橄榄；橄榄树
E.g.: The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking.
E.g.: Peaches, plums, and olives all contain stones.
桃子、李子和橄榄都有果核。

racism (n): 1-the belief that people’s qualities are influenced by their race and that the members of other races are not as good as the members of your own, or the resulting unfair treatment of members of other races种族主义；种族歧视，种族迫害
E.g.: The authorities are taking steps to combat/fight/tackle racism in schools.
当局将采取措施反对／打击／应对各学校中的种族歧视

racist (n): 1-someone who believes that other races are not as good as their own and therefore treats them unfairly

种族主义者

addicted (adj):unable to stop taking drugs, or doing something as a habit
入迷的；上瘾的
I’m addicted to (= I very often eat) chocolate.
我吃巧克力上了瘾。
addictive

blood relative-someone who is related to you by birth rather than through marriage
血亲；骨肉

we’re not blood related

cockroach-蟑螂

quadruple--four times as big
大（或多）四倍
a quadruple measure
四倍大小
We have had quadruple the number of applicants we expected.
申请人数是我们预计的4倍。