VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

sidewalk (n): a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on
人行道
Keep on the sidewalk, Rosie, there’s a good girl.
沿着人行道走，罗茜，乖孩子。

compound (n) [C] (AREA)an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of buildings
（围起来的）场地，楼群，院落
The gates opened and the troops marched into their compound.
大门开了，部队进入他们的大院。
The embassy compound has been closed to the public because of a bomb threat.
因受到炸弹威胁，使馆区停止对公众开放。

hang out (v): to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone
经常出入（某场所）；（与某人）厮混
E.g.: You still hang out at the pool hall?
你仍然经常出没于台球厅吗？
E.g.: I love to hang out with my friends.

colleague－同事， colleagues

have sth in common
to share interests, experiences, or other characteristics with someone or something
有相同（兴趣、经历或特点）
E.g.: We don’t really have much in common.
我们其实没有多少共同点。

programmer (n): a person whose job is to produce computer programs
（计算机的）程序编制员，程序设计员
E.g.: My father is a programmer.

my mother works as a freelancer

我妈妈是个自由职业者

freelance (adj/adv)doing particular pieces of work for different organizations, rather than working all the time for a single organization
从事自由职业（的）；作为自由职业者（的）
E.g.: Most of the journalists I know are/work freelance.
我认识的记者大多数是自由撰稿人。
E.g.: a freelance artist
自由职业艺术家