VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

rusty (adj) (NEEDING PRACTICE)If a skill you had is rusty, it is not as good as it was because you have not used it for a long while.（技术）荒疏的，荒废的，生疏的
E.g.: My Italian is a bit rusty these days.
我的意大利语现在有点荒疏了。

mature (adj): 1-Mature people behave like adults in a way that shows they are well developed emotionally.
成熟的
E.g.: He’s very mature for his age.
就他的年纪而言，他已非常成熟。

immature (adj): 1-not behaving in a way that is as calm and wise as people expect from someone of your age不成熟的
E.g.: Stop being so silly and immature, Chris!
克里斯，不要这么愚蠢幼稚！
E.g.: She’s rather immature for her age, don’t you think?
她都这么大了，你不觉得她显得相当幼稚吗？

restless (adj): 1-unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored呆不住的；坐立不安的，焦躁的
E.g.: He’s a restless type – he never stays in one country for long.
他是那种呆不住的人——他从来不在一个国家呆太长的时间。
E.g.: She spent a restless night (= she did not sleep well), tossing and turning.
她在床上辗转反侧，一夜无眠。

lose your temper-to suddenly become angry
发脾气，发火
The children behaved so badly that I lost my temper.
孩子们太不懂规矩了，我不由得发了火。

obedient (adj):doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority
服从的；顺从的，听话的
E.g.: Students are expected to be quiet and obedient in the classroom.
学生们在课堂上应该安静听话。
E.g.: an obedient dog
听话的狗

disobedient (adj): 1-refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do不服从的，不听话的
E.g.: a disobedient child
不听话的孩子

snap at someone-to speak sharply or angrily to someone. (Based on snap at someone or something.)
E.g.: Don’t snap at me. What did I do?’ Why did you snap at me? I did nothing wrong.

trait (n): 1-a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour（个人的）特征，特性，品质
E.g.: His sense of humor is one of his better traits.
具有幽默感是他更讨人喜欢的特点之一。
E.g.: Arrogance is a very unattractive personality/character trait.
傲慢是一种非常令人讨厌的性格特点。

fulfilled (adj): 1-feeling happy because you are getting everything that you want from life满足的；满意的
E.g.: For the first time in my life, I feel really fulfilled.
我一生中头一次感到真正的满足。

Hobbies can make you feel better about yourself.