VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Orphans and Woodcarvers: Shanghai’s Prodigal Memorial Gate Returns Home.

Vocabulary

posh (adj):(of people and their voices) from a high social class
（人或口音）上流社会的；谈吐高雅的
E.g.: A woman with a very posh accent phoned for him earlier.
一位谈吐高雅的女士早些时候打电话找他。

orphanage (n): a home for children whose parents are dead or unable to care for them
孤儿院
E.g.: He is an orphan and grew up in a orphanage.
他是个孤哀子，从小长在孤儿院。

orphan (n):a child whose parents are dead
孤儿
E.g.: The civil war is making orphans of many children.
内战正在使许多孩子成为孤儿。

Jesuit (n):a Roman Catholic priest who is a member of the Society of Jesus, a religious group begun in 1540
耶稣会会士
E.g.: a Jesuit priest
耶稣会牧师

abbot (n):a man who is in charge of a monastery
男修道院院长