VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

Vocabulary

backstroke (n):a way of swimming in which you lie on your back and move one arm and then the other straight behind you so that they pass the sides of your head, while kicking with your legs
仰泳
E.g.: Can you do backstroke?
你会仰泳吗?
E.g.: My favorite style is the backstroke.

lyrics-the words of a song, especially a pop song(尤指流行歌曲的)歌词
E.g.: The lyrics of the song are really beautiful.

lively (adj):活泼的
E.g.: I love to listen to lively music

interests- hobbies –Your interests are the activities that you enjoy doing and the subjects that you like to spend time learning about.
爱好
E.g.: David and I have many interests in common  cycling and cooking.
在表格上,他列出的爱好有骑自行车和烹调。

have sth in common-to share interests, experiences, or other characteristics with someone or something
有相同(兴趣、经历或特点)
E.g.: We don’t really have much in common.
我们其实没有多少共同点。

埃及-Egypt

埃及的-Egyptian

Sand storm-沙尘暴

the pyramids-a group of ancient pyramid-shaped structures built in Egypt as tombs (= places to bury people) for the Pharaohs (= kings of Ancient Egypt)
(古埃及为埋葬法老修建的)金字塔

painting (n):a picture made using paint
(使用颜料的)绘画,油画
E.g.: The walls are covered in oil paintings.
墙上挂满了油画。
E.g.: an exhibition of 19th-century French painting
19世纪法国绘画作品展

Nile-尼罗河

Speaking exercise

I go to the red sea I saw the beach and the sea. The beach and the sea are beautiful. Then I went to the Luxor, I stay there in one day. We eat Egypt food is not very delicious they give me some sweet food but it wasn’t delicious too.  Then we went back to Cairo to see some shops to buy some paints. On the first day I went to see the pyramids and the Egypt Museum. I like Egypt because the pyramids are beautiful, I didn’t like Egypt because it’s too hot and food is not delicious. Also I went to the Nile restaurant, the water is blue

I went to the red sea I saw the beach and the sea. The beach and the sea are beautiful. Then I went to the Luxor, I stayed there in for one day. We ate Egyptian food and the food is not very delicious they gave me some sweet food but it wasn’t delicious too.  Then we went back to Cairo to see some shops to buy some paintings. On the first day I went to see the pyramids and the Egyptian Museum. I like Egypt because the pyramids are beautiful, but the things I didn’t like about Egypt were it’s too hot and food is not delicious. Also I went to the Nile restaurant, the water of the river is blue.