F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

raspberries (n)- 覆盆子

syrup (n): 1-a very sweet, thick liquid: 2-a type of sweet liquid medicine:
E.g.1: Make a syrup by boiling 100 g sugar in 300 ml water.
E.g.1: Corn syrup is used for sweetening drinks.
E.g.2: cough syrup

bubble gum-泡泡糖
chewing gum-口香糖
lollipop-棒棒糖
popsicle -棒冰

soggy (adj): 1-(of things that can absorb water, especially food) unpleasantly wet and soft:
E.g.: I hate it when cereal goes soggy.

crunchy (adj): 1-Crunchy food is firm and makes a loud noise when it is eaten:
E.g.: crunchy vegetables

cereal (n): 1-a plant that is grown to produce grain: 2- a food that is made from grain and eaten with milk, especially in the morning.
E.g.1: Drought has stunted the growth of this year’s cereal crop.
E.g.2: I hate it when cereal goes all soggy, so I try to eat it up quickly.

Drought (n): 1- a long period when there is little or no rain:
E.g.: This year (a) severe drought has ruined the crops.

stunted (adj): 1-prevented from growing or developing to the usual size:
E.g.: A few stunted trees were the only vegetation visible.
E.g.: children with stunted growth

famine (n): 1-a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens:
E.g.: Another crop failure could result in widespread famine.
E.g.: There were reports of refugees dying of famine.

starvation (n): 1- the state of having no food for a long period, often causing death:
E.g.: 20 million people face starvation unless a vast emergency aid programme is launched.
E.g.: The animals had died of starvation.