VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

the hiccups-a series of hiccups
接连打嗝
E.g.: I’ve got the hiccups.
我不断地打嗝。
E.g.: an attack of the hiccups
一阵连续的打嗝

pass away (v):polite expression for die verb-(礼貌的说法)去世
E.g.: She’s terribly upset because her father passed away last week.
她非常难过,因为她父亲上周去世了。

doctors give her a lot of painkillers-医生给她很多止痛药

my grandma’s house is made of bricks-我奶奶的房子是砖砌的
brick (n): 砖

bored (adj):feeling unhappy because something is not interesting or because you have nothing to do
感到无聊的;感到厌烦的
E.g.: It was a cold, wet day and the children were bored.
那是一个阴冷而潮湿的日子,孩子们都很无聊。
E.g.: He was getting bored with/of doing the same thing every day.
每天都做同样的事他感到很厌倦。

南东亚洲-South(南) East(东) Asia-

东北中国-North East China

overnight train-通宵列车

Today afternoon I will go to a park-随便的公园
Today afternoon I will go to the park 特定的公园

they know each other for a long time