F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

coat check (n): 1-a room in a restaurant, theater, etc., where a person can leave something that he or she does not want to carry or wear while there
E.g.: Leave your backpack at the coat check.

Check, please!

cocktail (n): 1-鸡尾酒. 2-a drink, usually an alcoholic one, made by mixing two or more drinks together:
E.g.: We were all in the bar sipping cocktails.
E.g.: a champagne cocktail

directly (adv): 1-直接地. 2-honestly, even when it might make people feel uncomfortable:
Let me answer that question directly.
E.g.: “Did you tell him to go?” “Not directly, no.”

between (prep/adv): 1-in or into the space that separates two places, people, or objects:
E.g.: The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence.
E.g.: Standing between the two adults was a small child.
E.g.: She squeezed between the parked cars and ran out into the road.

gossip (n): 1- conversation or reports about other people’s private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true:
E.g.: Her letter was full of gossip.
E.g.: I don’t like all this idle gossip.

character (n): 1- the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different from others:
E.g.: Politeness is traditionally part of the British character.

Pronunciation

cocktail-/ˈkɑːk.teɪl/