VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[R]
Reading
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/fencing/fencing_equipment.htm
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2017-05/19/content_29416353.htm
Vocabulary
kick off (v): If a game of football kicks off, it starts.
(足球比赛)开球,开始
E.g.: What time does the game kick off?
比赛什么时候开始?
mall (n): a large, usually covered, shopping area where cars are not allowed
(车辆不得入内的)商业街,购物中心
E.g.: There are plans to build a new mall in the middle of town.
计划在市中心建一个新的购物中心。
grand prix (n)one of a series of important international races for very fast and powerful cars
国际大奖赛(汽车的国际系列大奖赛中的一场)
the Italian Grand Prix意大利国际赛车大奖赛
(击剑用的)重剑
foil (n)a thin, light sword used in the sport of fencing
(击剑运动用的)花剑
saber (n): a light pointed sword with one sharp edge used in the sport of fencing
(击剑运动中使用的)佩剑,花剑
gear (n): the equipment, clothes, etc. that you use to do a particular activity
(从事某活动的)装备,用具,衣服
E.g.: fishing/camping gear
钓鱼/野营用具
E.g.: Police in riot gear (= protective clothing) arrived to control the protesters.
身着防暴衣的警察赶来制服抗议者。
bruise (n): an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour, often as a result of being hit by something
碰伤;瘀伤
E.g.: His arms and back were covered in bruises.
他手臂和背部到处是瘀伤。
E.g.: She had a few cuts and bruises but nothing serious.
她有几处伤口和瘀痕,但不严重。
pommel (n): the rounded part on the end of a sword handle
(剑柄上的)圆头
hilt (n): the handle of a sharp-pointed weapon such as a sword
(锋利武器的)柄
Pronunciation
grand prix-/ˌɡrɑːn ˈpriː/
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