VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

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Vocabulary

pristine (adj): 未开发的；处于原始状态的
not developed or changed in any way; left in its original condition unspoiled
E.g.: pristine, pollution-free beaches-没有污染的原始海滩
E.g.: Washing machine for sale – only two months old and in pristine condition.
出售洗衣机——只用过两个月，完好如新。

in mint condition-perfect, as if new（好像）新的；完美的
E.g.: I bought a two-year-old car, in mint condition, with less than 20,000 miles.
我买了一辆开了两年的车，车子簇新，才开了两万英里。

revolution (n) (POLITICS)-a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war（通常指改变政治体制的）革命
E.g.: The French Revolution changed France from a monarchy to a republic.
法国大革命使法国由君主政体变成共和政体。
E.g.: The country seems to be heading towards revolution.
这个国家似乎正在走向革命。

liberation (n): 1-an occasion when something or someone is released or made free
解放；解脱
E.g.: the liberation of France from Nazi occupation
解放被纳粹占领的法国

liberate (v):to help someone or something to be free
解放，使自由
E.g.: They said they sent troops in to liberate the people/the country from a dictator.
他们称他们向该国派出军队是要把那里的人民／那个国家从独裁者手中解放出来。

martyr (n):a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs, and is often admired because of it烈士；殉道者，殉教者
E.g.: a Christian/Islamic/religious martyr
基督教／伊斯兰教／宗教殉道者
E.g.: She fought against racism all her life and died a martyr to the cause.
她毕生都在反抗种族主义，直到最后为这一事业英勇献身。

ghetto (n): an area of a city, especially a very poor area, where people of a particular race or religion live closely together and apart from other people
（尤指城市中贫穷的）某种族（或宗教信仰者）聚居区；贫民区
E.g.: As a child she lived in one of New York’s poorest ghettos.
童年时，她居住的地方是纽约最贫穷的贫民区之一。
E.g.: to live in ghetto conditions
在贫民区中生活
2-an area of a city where Jews were made to live
（旧时的）犹太人居住区，隔都