VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

stands for something  If one or more letters stand for a word or name, they are the first letter or letters of that word or name and they represent it.
（字母）是…的缩写，代表
What does UFO stand for?
UFO stands for ‘unidentified flying object’.

What does ADJ stand for?
ADJ stands for ‘adjective’

ADV stands for ‘adverb’
USA stands for ‘United States of America’.

abbreviation (n):a short form of a word or phrase
缩略，缩写；简称
E.g.: What does the abbreviation WHO stand for?
E.g.: The abbreviation WHO stands for ‘World Health Organization’.

WHO

世界卫生组织

essay (n):a short piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one done by students as part of the work for a course（尤指学生写的作为课程作业的）散文
E.g.: For homework I want you to write an essay on endangered species.
我想让你们写一篇关于濒危物种的文章作为作业。
E.g.: Mr Jones thought my history essay was terrific.
琼斯先生认为我的历史作业论文写得好极了。

composition-作文
write a composition

neither -not either of two things or people
两者皆非，两者都不
E.g.: We’ve got two TVs, but neither works properly.
我们有两台电视，但没有一台是好的。
E.g.: “Which one would you choose?” “Neither. They’re both terrible.”
“你会挑哪个？”“两个都不要，它们都很糟糕。”
E.g.: “I don’t feel like going out this evening.” “Me neither.”
“我今晚不想出去。”“我也是。”

analyze (v):to study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it
分析
E.g.: analyze a sentence-分析一个句子

prefer (v):to like, choose, or want one thing rather than another
宁可
E.g.: Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
E.g.: I prefer hot weather to cold

during preposition (AT SOME TIME IN)-at some time between the beginning and the end of a period在…期间的某个时候
E.g.: I woke up several times during the night.
夜里我醒了好几次。