F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [R]

Vocabulary

commemorate (v): 1-to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public ceremony or by making a statue or special building:
E.g.: Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the war.
E.g.: A statue has been built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the poet’s birthday.

monarch (n): 1-a king or queen:
E.g.: a hereditary monarch

hereditary (adj): 1-(of characteristics or diseases) passed from the genes of a parent to a child, or (of titles and positions in society) passed from parent to a child as a right:
E.g.: a hereditary disease
E.g.: Depression is often hereditary.
E.g.: It is a hereditary title, so Mark Howard will become Sir Mark Howard on his father’s death.

aisle (n): 1-a long, narrow space between rows of seats in an aircraft, cinema, or church:
E.g.1: Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?
​2-a long, narrow space between the rows of shelves in a large shop:
E.g.2: You’ll find the shampoo and the soap in the fourth aisle from the entrance.

platinum (n): 1-a chemical element that is an extremely valuable silver-coloured metal, used in jewellery and in industry: 2-白金
E.g.: a platinum wedding ring

reign （v）： 1- to be the king or queen of a country:
E.g.： Queen Victoria reigned over Britain from 1837 to 1901.

throne (n): 1-the special chair used by a ruler, especially a king or queen

occasion （n）： 1-a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened: 2- a special or formal event:
E.g.1: We met on several occasions to discuss the issue.
E.g.2:I have a suit but I only wear it on special occasions.

journalist (n): 1-a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts them on radio or television:
E.g.: a freelance political journalist

portrait (n): 1- a painting, photograph, drawing, etc. of a person or, less commonly, of a group of people:
E.g.: She’s ordered an artist to paint her portrait/paint a portrait of her.
E.g.: a portrait gallery
E.g.: a portrait painter

The UK’s Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 70th wedding anniversary on Monday with her husband Prince Philip. She was 21 when she walked down the aisle on November 20, 1947. She is the first British monarch to celebrate a platinum wedding anniversary. She is also the UK’s longest reigning monarch. The couple spent the day at a small private party at their home – Windsor Castle. They marked the occasion with a set of official portraits. Britain’s post office also celebrated the anniversary with a set of commemorative postage stamps.
The royal couple met as teenagers during World War II. Prince Philip was the son of a Greek prince. He gave up his title to marry the then Princess Elizabeth. Before his wedding, he told his future mother-in-law that he had, “fallen in love completely” with her daughter. He said: “My job first, second and last, is never to let the Queen down.” The Queen has always relied on her husband. She described him as her “rock”. A former BBC journalist explained that humor helped their marriage. She said: “A big part of what has kept them going…is the fact they can share a joke together.”

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