VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Grammar

makes you/someone feel>                 you feel/someone feels
annoying                                               annoyed
tiring                                                      tired
boring                                                    bored

Vocabulary

homestay (n): a type of holiday or visit in which you stay in the home of a person you do not know
寄宿型（假期、访问等）
E.g.: They offer Spanish courses for $2,500 including tuition, activities, and homestay.
他们提供西班牙语课程，2500美元的费用包括辅导、活动和寄宿。
E.g.: a homestay scheme/package/option
寄宿方案／套餐／选项

dawn (n)-黎明, the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky
拂晓，破晓，黎明
E.g.: We woke at dawn.
天一亮我们就醒了。
E.g.: We left as dawn was breaking (= starting).
我们离开时天将破晓。
E.g.: We left at the break of dawn.
我们离开时天将破晓。

dusk (n): the time before night when it is not yet dark
黄昏
E.g.: As dusk fell, bats began to fly between the trees.
黄昏降临的时候蝙蝠开始在树木间飞来飞去。

multicultural place-多元文化场所

suburb (n): an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live
城郊；近郊住宅区
E.g.: Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne.
博士山属于墨尔本的近郊住宅区。
E.g.: We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area.
我们从中产阶级的近郊住宅区驱车前往市中心的贫民区。
the suburbs [ plural ]
the outer area of a town, rather than the shopping and business centre in the middle
郊区，城外
E.g.: The company decided to relocate to the suburbs because the rent was much cheaper.
公司决定搬到城郊去，因为那里的租金便宜得多。

nap (n): a short sleep, especially during the day
（尤指日间的）打盹，小睡
Grandpa usually has/takes a nap after lunch.
爷爷通常在午饭后小睡片刻。

nap (v): to sleep for a short time, especially during the day
（尤指日间的）打盹，小睡
He likes to nap for an hour when he gets home from work.
他喜欢下班回家后小睡一个小时。

philosophy of life-人生哲学