F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

20000 Leagues Under the Sea 海底两万里

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Vocabulary

Europe-欧洲

as the crow flies-直线距离used to say that a distance is measured in a straight line between two points or places
E.g.: We are ten miles from the town as the crow flies.

crow-乌鸦

beggar (n)-乞丐, is a person who asks for money of food
E.g.: Beggars are poor, but I think that they can work for themselves

beg (v): 1-乞讨, to ask for food or money because you are poor:
E.g.: There are more and more homeless people begging on the streets these days.

local beggar-本地乞丐
local (adj): 1-from, existing in, or serving a particular place or small area:
E.g.: the local population
E.g.: the local newspaper

subscription (n)订阅
E.g.: charge/pay a subscription
E.g.: cancel/renew a subscription

cancel-取消
renew-更新

greedy (adj)贪婪的, wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need:
E.g.: greedy, selfish people
E.g.: Don’t be greedy!

Pronunciation