VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

Vocabulary

ruler (n): 直尺;尺子

1mm-milimeter

1cm-centimeter

1m-meter

1km-kilometer

sewer (n): a large pipe, usually underground, that is used for carrying waste water and human waste away from buildings to a place where they can be safely got rid of
下水道;排污管;阴沟
E.g.: a sewer pipe 污水管

If you flush a toilet, or if a toilet flushes, its contents empty and it fills with water again.
冲洗(抽水马桶)
E.g.: My children never flush the toilet after them. 我的孩子们用过马桶后从来不冲。

flush sth down the toilet
to get rid of something by putting it in the toilet and operating the toilet
从马桶冲走
I usually flush used tissues down the toilet.

by accident-without intending to, or without being intended
偶然地,意外地
E.g.: I deleted the file by accident. 我不小心删掉了那个文件。
E.g.: I broke a glass by accident

laundry basket (n): a large container in which dirty clothes are kept until they are washed
(装待洗衣物的)洗衣筐,衣物筐

tissue (n): soft paper that is used for cleaning, especially your nose, and is thrown away after use, or a small rectangular piece of this
(尤指擦鼻子用的)纸巾,手巾纸
E.g.: She handed me a tissue just before I sneezed. 我快打喷嚏时她递给我一张手巾纸。
E.g.: I always keep a box of tissues in the car. 我总是在车里放一盒纸巾。

Speaking exercise

One day grandma is going outside he is one person in the home . Grandma told him you don’t going outside and he needs to feed the cat and fish. But cat want to eat the fish but he cant catch the fish and Mr Bean he put the cat under a laundry basket. But fish fall in the toilet and Mr Bean flush the toilet by accident and the fish  go underground. Grandma was very angry

One day grandma was going outside and Mr Bean stayed home alone/on his own. Grandma told him not to going outside and that he needs to feed the cat and fish. But the cat wanted to eat the fish but it couldn’t catch the fish and Mr Bean he put the cat under a laundry basket. But fish fell in the toilet and Mr Bean flushed the toilet by accident and the fish  went underground. Grandma was very angry