VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

the cradle of sth－the place where something started
…的摇篮；…的发源地，…的发祥地
E.g.: Fossil records indicate that Africa was the cradle of early human evolution.
化石记载表明非洲是早期人类进化的摇篮。
E.g.: the cradle of civilization
文明的发源地
E.g.: Shanghai is the cradle of CPC.

cradle (n):a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves from side to side
摇床；摇篮
E.g.: The nurse rocked the cradle.
保姆摇动摇篮。

from (the) cradle to (the) grave-for all of a person’s life
从生到死，一辈子
E.g.: She lived in the same village from the cradle to the grave.
她一辈子都住在同一个村庄里。

nostalgia (n):a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past
对往事的怀念，怀旧，念旧
E.g.: Some people feel nostalgia for their schooldays.
有些人对自己的学生时代充满了怀旧之情。
E.g.: Hearing that song again filled him with nostalgia.
再次听到那首曲子让他心中充满对往事的怀念。

nostalgic (adj)
E.g.: I’m feeling nostalgic about my childhood.

duck (v):to move your head or the top part of your body quickly down, especially to avoid being hit
（尤指为避免被击中而）猛低头，猛弯腰
E.g.: I saw the ball hurtling towards me and ducked (down).
我看到球朝我飞过来就连忙低头躲了一下。
E.g.: Duck your head or you’ll bang it on the doorframe.
把头低一下以免撞到门框。

secular (adj):not having any connection with religion
世俗的；非宗教的
E.g.: We live in an increasingly secular society, in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives.
我们生活在一个日益世俗化的世界里，宗教对我们日常生活的影响越来越小。
E.g.: secular education
世俗教育
E.g.: a secular state
非宗教国家

Grammar

she didn’t told tell us that she couldn’t watch see it

I got shock-I was shocked/ I was in shock

recently I’ve been watching documentaries about history of the communist party of China/history of communism in China

Ostalgie
东德情结