VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

The autumn years means that a person’s lifespan is split into the seasons of the year so that someone who is in their autumn years would be 3/4 ‘s through their expected life span

“Autumn of My/his/her Life” refers to the last portion of one’s life.

check (n):a bill noun(REQUEST FOR PAYMENT) in a restaurant, etc.
账单
E.g. :Can I have the check, please?
请给我结账，好吗？

tip (v):to give someone who has provided you with a service an extra amount of money to thank them
小费
E.g. : The taxi driver was so rude to her that she didn’t tip him.
出租车司机对她很无礼，所以她没有给他小费。
E.g. : They tipped the waiter £5.
他们给了这个服务员5英镑的小费。

lot (n):an area of land
一块地，场地
E.g. :an empty lot
一块空地
E.g. :a parking lot
停车场
E.g. :They’re planning to build a house on a vacant lot on 35th Street.
他们正计划在35街的一块空地上建一所房子。
E.g. :One of my schoolmates was homeless, his family lived in a tent on a parking lot.

shed (n):a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things
（通常为木质、存放物品用的）棚子，小屋
E.g.: a tool/storage shed
工具／储物棚
E.g.: a garden/bicycle shed
花园／自行车棚

shack (n):a very simple and small building made from pieces of wood, metal, or other materials
简陋小屋，棚屋
E.g.: They lived in a shack near by our school.

pedestrian (n):a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go
行人，步行者
E.g.: A few pedestrians sheltered from the rain in doorways.
几个行人站在门口躲雨。
E.g.: The death rate for pedestrians hit by cars is unacceptably high.
遭遇车祸的行人死亡率之高令人无法接受。
pedestrian street-步行街

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