VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

impeachment (n): the act of making a formal statement that a public official might be guilty of a serious offence in connection with his or her job, especially in the US:
E.g.: The federal judge faces impeachment.
E.g.: The investigation expanded and ultimately led to impeachment.
E.g.: Ohio lawmakers presided over several impeachments during the state’s infancy.

impeach (v): to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job, especially in the US
（尤指在美国）控告，弹劾（公职人员）
E.g.: The governor was impeached for wrongful use of state money.
州长因滥用本州公款而遭到弹劾。

outpost (n): a place, especially a small group of buildings or a town, that represents the authority or business interests of a government or company that is far away
前哨基地；驻外办事处；（组织的）边远分部
E.g.: a police/military/colonial outpost
边远地区的警察哨所／军事前哨基地／殖民地时期的边远居民点

Silk Road-丝绸之路

一带一路-The Belt and Road Initiative

backward (adj): not advanced
落后的；迟缓的；愚钝的
E.g.: When he was a child, his teachers thought he was backward (= unable to learn as much as most children).
小时候，老师认为他愚笨迟钝。
E.g.: People still think of it as a backward country/region/area (= one without industry or modern machines).
人们仍然认为这是一个落后的国家／区域／地区。

the Renaissance-the period of new growth of interest and activity in the areas of art, literature, and ideas in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries
（15和16世纪时欧洲，尤指意大利北部的）文艺复兴，文艺复兴时期

Pronunciation

Renaissance-/ˈren.ə.sɑːns/