VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

driver’s licence/ driving license/official permission for someone to drive a car, received after passing a driving test, or a document showing this
驾驶执照，驾驶证
E.g.: Can I see your driver’s license please, sir?
先生，请出示您的驾驶执照。

dorm (n): 1-a large building at a college or university where students live（学院或大学的）学生宿舍楼
E.g.: Smoking is not permitted in college dorms.
E.g.: My mom and I were buying things for my dorm room.

overflow (v):If a container or a place overflows, whatever is inside it starts coming out because it is too full.（容器或场所）装不下，挤得太满
E.g.: Oh no, the sink is overflowing all over the floor.
啊呀，糟了，水槽满了，水流得满地都是。
E.g.: The bin was overflowing with rubbish.

fine (n):an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
罚款，罚金
E.g.: The maximum penalty for the offence is a $1,000 fine.
违者最高可罚1000美元。

breadwinner (n):the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs养家糊口的人
E.g.: Men are often expected to be the breadwinner in a family.
人们常常寄希望于男人养家糊口。

atrophy (v):(of a part of the body) to be reduced in size and therefore strength, or, more generally, to become weaker（身体部位）萎缩；衰退
E.g.: After several months in a hospital bed, my leg muscles had atrophied.
我在医院病床上呆了几个月后，腿部肌肉已经萎缩了。

midlife crisis feelings of unhappiness, worry, and disappointment that some people experience at about 40 years old and that can sometimes lead them to make important changes in their life
中年危机

menopause (n): the time in a woman’s life when she gradually stops having periods (= blood flow from her uterus each month)绝经，绝经期；更年期
E.g.: Most women go through menopause (uk also the menopause) between the ages of 45 and 55.

Pronunciation

carer-/kəˈrɪr/