VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

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aboard (adv/preposition) :on or onto a ship, aircraft, bus, or train
上船（或飞机、公共汽车、火车等）；在船（或飞机、公共汽车、火车等）上
E.g.: The flight attendant welcomed us aboard.
乘务员迎候我们登机。
E.g.: Welcome aboard flight BA345 to Tokyo.
欢迎乘坐BA345航班飞往东京。
E.g.: We spent two months aboard ship (= on the ship).
我们坐了两个月的船。

cooker (n):a large box-shaped device that is used to cook and heat food, either by putting the food inside or by putting it on the top
厨灶，炉具
E.g.: a gas/electric cooker
煤气灶／电灶

chef (n):a skilled and trained cook who works in a hotel or restaurant, especially the most important cook（酒店或餐馆的）厨师；（尤指）厨师长，大厨，主厨
E.g.: He is one of the top chefs in Britain.
他是英国的顶级厨师之一。
E.g.: She is head chef at the Waldorf Astoria.
她是沃尔多夫-阿斯托里亚餐厅的首席厨师。

cuisine (n):a style of cooking
烹饪，烹调
E.g.: French cuisine
法式烹饪

soothing (adj):making you feel calm
安慰的，使人平静的
E.g.: I put on some nice soothing music.
我放了一些美妙舒缓的音乐。
E.g.: Her words had a soothing effect.
她的话起到了安慰的作用。

soothe (v):to make someone feel calm or less worried:
to soothe a crying baby

crew (n):the people who work on a ship, aircraft, etc. who are not officers
（除官员之外的）全体船员；全体机组人员，乘务员
E.g.: Apart from the ten officers, a crew of 90 takes care of the 300 passengers.
除了这10位高级官员，还有90名船员为300名乘客服务。

poetic (adj):like or relating to poetry or poets
诗的，诗歌的
E.g.: a collection of Dryden’s poetical works (= poems)
德莱顿诗集
E.g.: The story is written in richly poetic language.
这篇故事的语言充满诗意。
E.g.: A friend of mine told me that I sound poetic.

love handles-腰部赘肉

Pronunciation

cruise-/kruːz/