VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

original (adj): 1-not the same as anything or anyone else and therefore special and interesting/creative
独创的，有创意的，新颖的
E.g.:original ideas/suggestions/work
新颖的观点／独到的建议／独创性的工作成果
E.g.:She’s a highly original young designer.
她是个很有创意的年轻设计师。

prenuptial agreement(n):an official document signed by two people before they get married that says what will happen to their possessions and/or children if they divorce (= officially stop being married)
婚前协议
E.g.: He asked her to sign a prenuptial agreement when they got engaged.

chip/microchip a very small piece of semiconductor, especially in a computer, that contains extremely small electronic circuits and devices, and can perform particular operations（尤指计算机的）集成电路片，芯片
E.g.: a silicon chip
硅芯片

flaw (n)a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be perfect错误；缺点；缺陷，瑕疵
E.g.: I returned the material because it had a flaw in it.
我退掉了那块布料，因为有瑕疵。
E.g.: There’s a fatal flaw in your reasoning.
你的推理有一处致命的缺陷

superstition (n): belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc.迷信
E.g.: According to superstition, if you walk under a ladder it brings you bad luck.
按照迷信的说法，从梯子下走过会带来厄运。
E.g.: I don’t believe in the old superstition that the number 13 is unlucky.

denomination (n)a religious group that has slightly different beliefs from other groups that share the same religion

（某种宗教的）分支，派别
E.g.: Protestantism and Roman Catholicism are both denominations of the Christian faith.
新教和天主教都是基督教的分支。

draft/draught a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room
冷空气
drafty(adj) room