VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

breed (n): a particular type of animal or plant
(动植物的)品种,种
E.g.: a breed of dog/cat/horse/sheep/cattle
某个品种的狗/猫/马/羊/牛
E.g.: What’s your favorite breed of dog/dog breed?
你最喜欢哪种狗?

stubborn (adj): A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else.
顽固的,执拗的,倔强的
E.g.: They have huge arguments because they’re both so stubborn.
他们俩吵得很凶,因为他们两个人都很固执。

mellow adjective (RELAXED)
relaxed and pleasant or not severe
放松的;令人愉快的
E.g.: a mellow mood/atmosphere
放松的心情/轻松的气氛
E.g.: After a few drinks, he became very mellow.
几杯酒下肚后,他变得飘飘然起来。
E.g.: As my dog is getting older he’s becoming mellower.

dog carrier

time-lapse (adj): used to refer to a method of filming very slow actions by taking a series of single pictures over a period of time and then putting them together to show the action happening very quickly
(摄影)缩时的,定时的(在一段时间内对非常缓慢的动作拍摄出一系列照片,然后连续放映,高速呈现该动作的发生过程)
E.g: time-lapse photography
缩时摄影
E.g: a time-lapse camera/sequence
缩时摄影机/序列

mortal (adj): (of living things, especially people) unable to continue living for ever; having to die
(尤指人)终有一死的
E.g: For all men are mortal.
人终有一死。

tissue-/ˈtɪs.juː/