VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Homework

Write a story about your Malaysia trip, pay attention to past tense

Vocabulary

faint (v):to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down昏厥;晕倒
E.g.: He faints at the sight of blood.
他一见血就晕。
E.g.: I nearly fainted in the heat.
我差点热晕过去。

biology (n):the scientific study of the natural processes of living things
生物学
E.g.: human biology
人类生物学
E.g.: marine biology
海洋生物学
E.g.: molecular biology
分子生物学

biography (n):the life story of a person written by someone else
传记
E.g.: He wrote a biography of Winston Churchill.
他撰写了温斯顿‧丘吉尔的传记。

autobiography (n):a book about a person’s life, written by that person
自传
E.g.: Tony Blair’s autobiography was a bestseller.
托尼·布莱尔的自传曾十分畅销。

along (preposition):1-from one part of a road, river, etc. to another
沿着,顺着,循着
E.g.: a romantic walk along the beach/river
沿着海滩/河边的浪漫散步
E.g.: We walked along the beach collecting small crabs in a bucket.
2-in a line next to something long
沿着…的边缘;沿着…成一行
E.g.: a row of houses along the river
沿河修建的一排房子
E.g.: Cars were parked all along the road.
沿路停满了汽车。

the seaside (n):the area near the sea, especially where people spend their holidays and enjoy themselves(尤指度假、游玩的)海边,海滨
E.g.: Let’s go to the seaside at the weekend!
我们到海滨度周末吧!
E.g.: a seaside holiday/hotel/resort
海滨假日/旅馆/胜地

sunbathe (v):to sit or lie in the sun in order to make your skin darker
(为使皮肤变黑而)晒太阳,沐日光浴
E.g.: I like to sunbathe in the morning when the sun is not so hot.
我喜欢在阳光不是那么强烈的早上晒太阳。

In Tokyo I bought some glasses teacups
I just have had lunch.

Pronunciation

modern- /ˈmɑː.dɚn/

Zurich-[ˈzʊrɪk]
noon-/nuːn/
moon-/muːn/

wool-/wʊl/
wood-/wʊd/