VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

insultingly (adv): in a way that is a rude or offensive:
E.g.: She insultingly ignored me and walked on.
E.g.: The questions were insultingly easy.

overcrowded (adj): containing too many people or things
过分拥挤的；拥挤不堪的
E.g.: overcrowded cities/prisons/schools
拥挤不堪的城市／监狱／学校
E.g.: The world market for telecommunications is already overcrowded with businesses.
世界电信市场已经有过多的企业充斥其间。

the sights-places of interest, especially to visitors
名胜；景点
E.g.: We spent a week in Rome looking at all the sights.
我们在罗马玩儿了一个星期，参观了所有的名胜。

sightseeing (n): the activity of visiting interesting places, especially by people on holiday
观光，游览
E.g.: We did some sightseeing in Paris.
我们在巴黎小小游览了一番。
E.g.: There was no time to go sightseeing in Seattle.
没有时间在西雅图观光游览了。

souvenir (n): something you buy or keep to help you remember a holiday or special event
纪念品；纪念物
E.g.: He bought a model of a red London bus as a souvenir of his trip to London.
他买了一个红色的伦敦公共汽车模型，作为他伦敦之行的纪念。
E.g.: We brought back a few souvenirs from our holiday in Mexico.
我们从墨西哥度假回来时买了一些纪念品。

chronic (adj): (especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time
（尤指疾病或不好的事物）慢性的，长期的
E.g.: chronic diseases/conditions
慢性病
E.g.: chronic arthritis/pain
慢性关节炎／长期的疼痛
E.g.: a chronic invalid
长期病号
E.g.: There is a chronic shortage of teachers.
教师长期短缺。

prescription (n): a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs
处方，药方；处方上开的药
E.g.: a doctor’s prescription
医生的处方
E.g.: a prescription for sedatives
镇静剂的处方
E.g.: The doctor should give you a repeat prescription (= another piece of paper allowing more of the same medicine to be given, often without the person seeing the doctor again).
医生应该给你开个重复处方。
E.g.: These drugs are only available on prescription (= with a prescription from a doctor).
这些药只能凭处方购买。

if someone gives you many works a lot of work

in Northern China

in the North of China