Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

The patient zero
The first case of the new virus

Biking competition

The competition took place

Conspiracy (n):the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal
阴谋；密谋；谋划
The three men are accused of conspiracy.
这3人被指控图谋不轨。
[ + to infinitive ] She has been charged with conspiracy to murder.
她被指控策划谋杀。
I think there was a conspiracy to keep me off the committee.
我想有人搞阴谋不让我参加委员会。

conspiracy theory
noun [ C ]
US /kənˈspɪr.ə.si ˌθɪr.i/
a belief that an unpleasant event or situation is the result of a secret plan made by powerful people
阴谋论

Surpass (v): to do or be better than
超过，优于，胜过
His time for the 100 metres surpassed the previous world record by one hundredth of a second.
他以0.01秒的优势打破了100米短跑的前世界纪录。
The book’s success has surpassed everyone’s expectations.
这本书获得了出乎所有人意料的成功。
The director has really surpassed himself (= done better than he has done before) with this new film.
这位导演凭借这部新电影实现了真正的自我超越。

Numerous (adj): many
许多的，大量的
We have discussed these plans on numerous occasions.
我们已经多次讨论过这些计划。
Retailers of this type, once rare, are now numerous.
这种商店从前很少见，但现在已经遍地开花。