VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

clippers (n): a device for cutting especially nails, hair, wire, or bushes
（尤指修剪指甲、头发、电线或灌木的）剪子，剪具

clip (v): to cut something with scissors or a similar sharp tool, especially to make it tidier
剪，修剪
E.g.: I’m going to clip the hedge this weekend.
这个周末我打算修剪一下树篱。
E.g.: The guard came to clip my train ticket (= make a hole in it to show that it had been used).
列车员过来查我的火车票并打孔。
E.g.: I’m always clipping recipes out of magazines.
我总是从杂志上剪食谱。

clip (n): VIDEOa short part of a film or television programme
（电影或电视节目的）剪辑，片断
E.g.: I’ve seen a clip from the movie.
我看过这部电影的一个片断。

clip art (n): small pictures that are stored on your computer and can be easily added to a document
（储存在计算机中，可轻松添加至文件中的）剪贴画
E.g.: The site links to about 24 other sites offering clip art.
该站点与大约24个其他提供剪贴画的站点相连。
E.g.: a clip art collection/library
剪贴图片集／图库

possessive (adj): Someone who is possessive in his or her feelings and behaviour towards or about another person wants to have all of that person’s love and attention and will not share it with anyone else.
独占欲强的，占有欲强的
E.g.: a possessive mother
独占欲很强的母亲
E.g.: Her boyfriend was getting too possessive so she finished with him.
她的男友占有欲越来越强，所以她和他分手了。

move on (v): to accept that a situation has changed and be ready to deal with new experiences
接受现实，准备好接受新的体验
E.g.: Since he and his girlfriend broke up, he’s been finding it difficult to move on.
自从他与女朋友分手后，他发现自己很难接受现实开始新的生活。

mean the (whole) world idiom
: to be extremely important : to be someone or something that someone cares about her very much
It would mean the world to me if you came with me.
She means the whole world to me.

say (n): (the right to give) an opinion about something
意见；决定权；发言权
E.g.: Keep quiet for a minute and let me have my say.
你不能安静一会儿让我发表一下意见吗？
E.g.: The judge usually has the final say.
法官通常拥有最终的决定权。

have a, some, etc. say in sth
to be involved in making a decision about something
在…方面有发言权
E.g.: When he’s 18, he’ll begin to have a/some say in the running of the family business.
等他到了18岁就可以在家族企业的经营中拥有发言权。
E.g.: The employees had little/no say in the restructuring of the company.
职员们在公司重组过程中几乎没有／完全没有发言权。