VIP Class Notes (Nemo) [W]

Homework

Write a story about sea and traveling by ship

Writing exercise

When I was five years old, I went to Japan.
The food there was very delicious. I like fish meat, rice,sushi and so on. I felt very strange when I saw Japanese bowing to each other. I can speak a little Japanese language such as. ….

When I was five years old, I went to Japan.
The food there was very delicious. I liked fish, meat, rice,sushi and so on. It felt very strange when I saw Japanese bowing to each other. I can speak a little of Japanese language such as sayonara, arigato…

Vocabulary

battery  (n): –电池,
E.g.: a rechargeable battery
充电电池
E.g.: This alarm clock takes two medium-sized batteries.
这个闹钟需要装两节中号电池。
E.g.: I think the battery is dead/flat/empty (= has lost its power).
我认为电池用完了。

spit (v):to force out the contents of the mouth, especially saliva
唾,吐(尤指唾液)
E.g.: He spat the meat out in disgust. (过去时)
他厌恶地把肉吐了出来。
E.g.: They bought watermelons and ate them as they walked, spitting out the seeds.
他们买了西瓜,边走边吃,一路吐着瓜子。

zipper (n): a device consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth-like parts that are brought together by pulling a small sliding piece over them, used for closing openings in clothing, bags, etc.
拉链,拉锁
E.g.: to pull a zipper up/down
拉上/拉开拉链
E.g.: I can’t open my bag – the zipper is stuck.
我的包打不开——拉链卡住了。

stuck (adj): unable to move, or set in a particular position, place, or way of thinking
动不了的;固定的;卡住的;(想法)摆脱不了的
E.g.: This door seems to be stuck – can you help me push it open?
这扇门似乎卡住了——你能帮我把它推开吗?
E.g.: Seven of us were stuck in the lift for over an hour.
我们7个人被困在电梯里1个多小时。
E.g.: I got something stuck between my teeth.

nail (n): a thin, hard area that covers the upper side of the end of each finger and each toe
指甲;趾甲
E.g.: Stop biting your nails!
别再咬指甲了!
E.g.: nail clippers
指甲刀

breath (n):呼吸的空气
the air that you take into your lungs and send out again
E.g.: His breath smelt of garlic.他呼出的气中有大蒜味。
E.g.: bad breath (= that smells bad)-口臭