VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

sleeping pill-安眠药
E.g.: Very often I take a sleeping pill, because I have a problem falling asleep

by the time I finish everything it’s already 4am-当我做完所有的事情时,已经是凌晨4点了

gloomy-阴暗的
E.g.: I don’t like watching the show because the story is too dark/gloomy

character (n):a person represented in a film, play, or story
(电影、戏剧或故事中的)人物,角色
E.g.: The film revolves around three main characters.
电影围绕3位主角展开。
E.g.: She had Mickey Mouse or some other cartoon/Disney character on her sweater.
她的毛衣上有米老鼠或另外其他的卡通/迪斯尼人物的图案。

documentary (n):a film or television or radio program that gives facts and information about a subject(电影或电视)纪录片;
E.g.: The documentary took a fresh look at the life of Darwin.
这部纪录片从一个崭新的角度介绍了达尔文的一生。
E.g.: They showed a documentary on animal communication.
他们放映了一部关于动物之间交流沟通的纪录片。

realistic (adj):逼真的;栩栩如生的
representing things as they are in real life
E.g.: a realistic drawing逼真的绘画
E.g.: We try to make these training courses as realistic as possible.
我们努力使这些训练课程尽可能地贴近实际情况。

result, outcome, ending结果
E.g.: In this game you can choose your storyline and each storyline got a different result/outcome/ending

outcome (n):a result or effect of an action, situation, etc.
结果,后果;效果
E.g.: It’s too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.
现在预言会议的结果还为时过早。

video game (n): a game in which the player controls moving pictures on a screen by pressing buttons
电子游戏
E.g.: That video game is really good!
E.g.: The problem with video games is that they’re addictive.

addictive (adj):An addictive drug is one that you cannot stop taking once you have started.
使人上瘾的
E.g.: Tobacco is highly addictive.
烟草极易使人上瘾。