F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

polite (adj): 1– showing good taste or training -REFINED.  2-showing consideration and courtesy.   3-有礼貌的.
E.g.: It was polite of him to hold the door for them.
politeness (n): 1-礼貌.

context (n): 1-the parts of something written or spoken that are near a certain word or group of words and that help to explain its meaning. 2-语境
E.g.: Without the context, I don’t know what he meant by the word “odd.”

plural (adj): 1– consisting of, containing, or pertaining to MORE THAN ONE. 2-复数的.
singular (adj): 1-of, relating to, or being a word form denoting ONE person, thing, or instance.         2-单数的.
E.G.:                    SINGULAR-BOOK       PLURAL-BOOKS

TO BE IN PRESENT TENSE

singular
I am
You
he \
she -IS
it /
plural
we \
you – ARE
they/

sanctuary (n): 1-safe place. 2-a place of refuge and protection. 3-避难所
E.g.: The house was a sanctuary for runaway teens.

rescue (v): 1-to free from confinement, danger, or evil. 2- to save someone, something. 3-营救
E.g.: The survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard.

abuse (v): 1-bad use- misuse. 2-to use or treat so as to injure or damage.  3-滥用.
E.g.: He had abused his first car by not taking care of it.

lullaby (n): 1-a song used to help a child fall asleep. 2-摇篮曲.
E.g.: Place your baby in her seat and play her a lullaby.

mammal (n): 1– human beings and all other animals that feed their young with milk. 2-哺乳动物.
E.g.: A whale is a kind of mammal.

drift off (informal): 1-to fall asleep. 2-to go away-including going away in our thoughts