F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

overcrowded (adj): 1-containing too many people or things:
E.g.: overcrowded cities/prisons/schools
E.g.: The prisons are overcrowded.

freshwater (adj): 1-living in or containing water that is not salty:
E.g: freshwater fish
E.g.: a freshwater lake/river
E.g. : The village is near a freshwater pond.

westerly (adj): in or towards the west:
E.g.: So far, only the westerly part of the site has been developed.
E.g.: We travelled in a westerly direction.
E.g.: Simuhana is the most westerly point of China.

Simuhana, the westernmost point of China

pyramid (n): 1-a group of ancient pyramid-shaped structures built in Egypt as tombs (= places to bury people) for the Pharaohs (= kings of Ancient Egypt)
E.g.: The pyramid is 50 metres high and 100 metres round the base.

antelope -羚羊
E.g.: a herd of antelope

gorge-峡谷,  a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually formed by a river or stream cutting through hard rock