VIP Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

intellectual property (n): (abbreviation IP)
someone’s idea, invention, creation, etc., that can be protected by law from being copied by someone else
知识产权

fair (n): a large public event where goods are bought and sold, usually from tables that have been specially arranged for the event, and where there is often entertainment
集市
I bought a wooden salad bowl at the local craft fair.
我在当地的手工艺品集市上买了个木制色拉碗。

a herbal tea

chrysanthemum菊花
/krəˈsænθ.ə.məm/

edible (adj): suitable or safe for eating
（无毒而）可以吃的；适宜食用的
Only the leaves of the plant are edible.
这种植物仅叶子可食。

eatable (adj): Food that is eatable is good enough to eat, but not excellent.
（不算很好但）还可以吃的；能食用的，可吃的

stand (n): 售货亭；摊位；展台
Over three thousand companies will have stands at this year’s microelectronics exhibition.
今年的微电子产品展览会上将会有3000多家公司参展。

Shanghai lofts are on average much smaller than Hangzhou lofts.

furniture-家具

preoccupied (adj): thinking or worrying about something too much
全神贯注的，入神的；心事重重的
She’s been very preoccupied recently because her mother has been very ill.
近来由于母亲病情严重，她无暇他顾。
Why is the media so preoccupied with the love lives of politicians?
为什么媒体对政客们的感情生活如此关注呢？