VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

sweat (v):to pass sweat through the skin because you are hot, ill, or frightened
流汗，出汗，冒汗
E.g.: It was so hot when we arrived in Tripoli that we started to sweat as soon as we got off the plane.
我们到达的黎波里时天气太热了，我们一下飞机就开始出汗了。

perspire (v):or polite word for sweat (= to pass liquid through the skin)
出汗，流汗
E.g.: He was perspiring in his thick woollen suit.
他裹在厚厚羊毛西装里的身体直流汗。

digit (n):any one of the ten numbers 0 to 9（0到9中的任一）数字
E.g.: The number 345 contains three digits.
数字345是个三位数。

metaphor-比喻句
E.g.: “The mind is an ocean” and “the city is a jungle” are both metaphors.
“思维是海洋”和“城市是丛林”都是隐喻。

bank account (n):an arrangement with a bank in which the customer puts in and removes money and the bank keeps a record of it银行账户
E.g.: I closed my Shanghai bank account when I came to London.
E.g.: He withdrew (took out) nearly all the funds from his bank account.

the temperature have reached arrived

all day long-the entire day

I’ve been all day long at the museum.

Before the temperature was not as high as nowadays

vicious circle (n)a continuing unpleasant situation, created when one problem causes another problem that then makes the first problem worse
恶性循环
E.g.: Many people get caught/trapped in a vicious circle of dieting and weight gain.
很多人都陷入节食减肥而后又体重增加的恶性循环之中。

phase sth out (v):to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages
逐步淘汰，分阶段停止使用
phase sth in (v):to introduce something gradually or in stages
逐步采用；分阶段实施
E.g.: They will phase the new healthcare system in over a period of five years.
他们将在5年内逐步实施新的医疗保健计划。

monopoly (n):(an organization or group that has) complete control of something, especially an area of business, so that others have no share
垄断（机构）；专卖；独占
E.g.: The government is determined to protect its tobacco monopoly.
政府下决心保护其烟草专卖权。
E.g.: Is Microsoft a monopoly?
微软是垄断企业吗？