F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

to be grateful-心存感激

orphanage (n):孤儿院,a home for children whose parents are dead or unable to care for them

orphan (n): 孤儿, a child whose parents are dead:
E.g.: The civil war is making orphans of many children.

puberty (n):青春期,the stage in people’s lives when they develop from a child into an adult because of changes in their body that make them able to have children:
E.g.: At puberty, pubic hair develops and girls begin to menstruate.

taboo (n): 禁忌的事物,禁忌;忌讳, an action or word that is avoided for religious or social reasons:
E.g.: In this society there is a taboo on/against any sort of public display of affection.