VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

I can talk with daughter about things about which I wouldn’t/couldn’t even talk with my parents or my husband

in your early/mid/late twenties

how long after you met my dad he finally bought you flowers

how long before you two had coffee together
“How long before …” just means “How much time passed until”

tomorrow =FUTURE-used more generally to mean the future
来日，未来，将来
E.g.: Today’s problem child may be tomorrow’s criminal.
今天的问题儿童可能会成为明天的罪犯。
E.g.: We make sacrifices now to give our children a better tomorrow.
我们现在作些牺牲是为了给我们的孩子一个更加美好的未来。

chapter (n): a period that is part of a larger amount of time during which something happens
一段时期，阶段
E.g.: The period before the revolution is an interesting chapter in British history.
革命前的那段时期是英国历史上一段有趣的时期。
E.g.: That chapter of my life closed when I had a serious riding accident.
骑马出了一次严重的事故后，我生命中的那一篇章就结束了。

see (v) (UNDERSTAND)
to understand, know, or realize
知道；明白；懂得
E.g.: I see (that) the club is organizing a theatre trip next month.
我知道下个月俱乐部将组织去看一次戏。
E.g.: “I’m tired.” “So I see – you’ve been yawning all afternoon.”
“我累了。”“我知道——你整个下午都打哈欠”
E.g.: I was surprised that they couldn’t see my point of view.
我很惊讶他们无法理解我的观点。

step (n): a stage in a process
步骤；阶段
E.g. : What’s the next step in the process?
这个项目的下一步是什么？
E.g. : We must stay one step ahead of our competitors.
我们必须领先我们的竞争对手一步。
E.g. : Let’s take things a step/one step at a time (= slowly).
我们一步一步来。

that’s the most important step in her growing-up

progress (n): movement to an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position
进步，进展
E.g.: Technological progress has been so rapid over the last few years.
在最近几年中，科技进步如此迅猛。
E.g.: I’m not making much progress with my Spanish.
我的西班牙语没多大进步。