VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[W]

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Vocabulary

taste (n):the flavor of something, or the ability of a person or animal to recognize different flavours
味道;味觉
E.g.: I love the taste of garlic.
我喜欢蒜味。

be supposed to-to have to; to have a duty or a responsibility to
应该,应当
E.g.: The children are supposed to be at school by 8.45 a.m.
孩子们应该在早上8:45之前到校。
E.g.: What are you doing out of bed – you’re supposed to be asleep.
你不睡觉起来干什么——你早该睡着了。
E.g.: You’re not supposed (= allowed) to park here.
你不能把车停在这儿。

satisfy (v):to please someone by giving them what they want or need
使满足,使满意
E.g.: They have 31 flavors of ice cream – enough to satisfy everyone!
他们有31种口味的冰激凌——足以让所有人都满意!

hearty (adj):hearty adjective (LARGE)
​large or (especially of food) in large amounts(尤指食物)大量的,丰盛的
E.g.: We ate a hearty breakfast before we set off.
我们出发前吃了一顿丰盛的早餐。
E.g.: She’s got a hearty appetite (= she eats a lot).
她的胃口很好。

reality show-television programs about ordinary people who are filmed in real situations, rather than actors

(电视节目)真人秀,生活秀

season (n):one of several series of television programs with the same title and the same characters(电视系列节目)季
E.g.: the third season of Homeland
《国土安全》第三季
E.g.: This is the fourth season of the show

pregnant (adj):(of a woman and some female animals) having a baby or babies developing inside the womb怀孕的,妊娠的
E.g.: She’s five and a half months pregnant.
她怀孕有5个半月了。
E.g.: My mother stopped smoking when she became pregnant.
我母亲怀孕后就不吸烟了。

experience (n): (the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or feeling things
经验;经历;实践
E.g.: Do you have any experience of working with kids? (= Have you ever worked with them?)
你有照看孩子的工作经验吗?
E.g.: The best way to learn is by experience (= by doing things).
最好的学习方式是在实践中学习。

she’s got a lot of experience-她有很多经验

hefty (adj):large in amount, size, force, etc.
(数额、尺寸、力量等)大的,可观的
E.g.: a hefty bill/fine
巨额账单/罚款
E.g.: Her salary will go up by a hefty 13 percent.
她的薪水将猛增13%。

It’s been 6 years since I graduated

Writing exercise

I have been watching a television program recently which was killing my spare time. It is telling about three people went to a village and they lived in a great house and to be a homeowner. New guests visit to them who will live this house one night. Before the guests arrived, they will call homeowners and tell them what they want to eat for dinner. In this program, there was a man who loves cooking very much. He could makes various food to different needs of visitor. So more and more people want to eat the meal which makes them happy. By the way, his cooking seems better than my mother’s. It’s a secret I will never tell.

I have been watching a television program recently which was killing my spare time. It is telling about three people who went to a village and they lived in a great house and to be a homeowner. New guests visit to them they were supposed to stay for one night. Before the guests would arrived, they usually will call the homeowners and tell them what they want to eat for dinner. In this program, there was a man who loves cooking very much. He could makes various food to different needs of visitors/He could satisfy different taste requirements of the visitors. So more and more people want to eat the meal which makes them happy. By the way, his cooking seems better than my mother’s. It’s a secret I will never share with her