VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

OCD-obsessive-compulsive disorder-a mental condition that causes a person to do something repeatedly for no reason
强迫症
E.g.: He’s got OCD, everything has to be in order otherwise he starts freaking out

obsess (v):If something or someone obsesses you, or if you obsess about something or someone, you think about it, him, or her all the time.（使）着迷；（使）困扰；（使）牵挂；（使）萦回于心
E.g.: The whole relationship obsessed me for years.
这一关系多年来一直困扰着我。
E.g.: She used to obsess about her weight.
她过去总是过分在意自己的体重。

E.g.: Why are people so obsessed(ADJ) with money?
人们为什么对金钱如此着迷？

gazillion (n): a very large number or quantity (used for emphasis).
E.g.: “I’d like to sell gazillions of books”
E.g.: We have a bazillion/gazillion cable channels and we don’t want to watch any of them.

shitload (n): a large amount or number.
E.g.: “I have a shitload of work to do this week”
a shitload of sth-a lot of something:
E.g.: He earns a shitload of money.

unbiased (adj):able to judge fairly because you are not influenced by your own opinions
无偏见的，公正的
E.g.: unbiased advice
公允的建议
E.g.: an unbiased opinion
不偏不倚的观点

legacy (n):something that is a part of your history or that remains from an earlier time
历史遗产，遗留物
E.g.: The Greeks have a rich legacy of literature.
希腊人有丰富的文学遗产。
E.g.: The war has left a legacy of hatred.
那场战争给人们留下了仇恨。
E.g.: Guanchangwu is a legacy of the Cultural Revolution.

put (v):to express something in words
说，表述，表达
E.g.: She wanted to tell him that she didn’t want to see him any more, but she didn’t know how to put it.
她想告诉他再也不想见到他了，但不知如何开口。

that’s a nice way to put it!

to put it bluntly, simply, mildly, etc.-used to describe the way you are expressing an event or opinion
直言不讳／简单地说／简而言之／委婉地说
E.g.: To put it bluntly, you’re going to have to improve. bluntly-directly without trying to sound nice
恕我直言，你还得改进。
E.g.: He was annoyed, to put it mildly (= he was very annoyed).
说得好听一点，他有点儿不太高兴。

Chick flick is a slang term for the film genre dealing mainly with love and romance which is targeted to a female audience. It can be specifically defined as a genre in which a woman is the protagonist.

chic chick

chick– it’s not too derogatory (贬损的) if women themselves use it about themselves

chic (adj):stylish and fashionable
时髦的；优雅的；雅致的
E.g.: I like your haircut – it’s very chic.
我喜欢你的发型——很时髦。
E.g.: a chic restaurant
高雅的餐厅

over the top/OTT-too extreme and not suitable, or demanding too much attention or effort, especially in an uncontrolled way
太过头；太过分
E.g.: I thought the decorations were way (= very) over the top.
我觉得这些装饰太过头了。
E.g.: The speech was a bit OTT.
这个发言有点儿过分。

mediocre (adj):not very good
普通的，平庸的，不够好的
E.g.: The film’s plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre.
这部影片的情节都能猜得到，演员的演技也不够好。
E.g.: Parents don’t want their children going to mediocre schools.
家长不想让自己的孩子去上普普通通的学校。

Pronunciation

chic-/ʃiːk/