F2F Class Notes (Nemo) R

Vocabulary

explosion (n): 1-the act or an instance of exploding. 2-爆炸.
E.g.: The filmmakers staged the car’s explosion.

firecracker (n): 1-a paper tube containing an explosive and set off to make a noise. 2-鞭炮.
E.g.: I just heard a sound, and I thought it might be a firecracker.

slow motion (n): 1-action in a film or television picture apparently taking place more slowly than it actually occurred. 2-慢动作.
E.g.: The scene was shot in slow motion.

ban /banned/ (v): 1– to prohibit/prohibited especially by legal means

viral (adj): 1-quickly and widely spread or popularized especially by person-to-person electronic communication.
E.g.: a viral video.

various (adj): 1-of different kinds. 2-different one from another.
E.g.: They have filmed various things in slow motion

balloon (n): 1– a toy or decoration consisting of an inflatable bag usually made of rubber. 2-气球.

pulp (n): 1-the soft juicy or fleshy part of a fruit or vegetable the pulp of an apple.   2-a mass of vegetable matter from which the juice or moisture has been squeezed.

dense (adj): 1-marked by closeness or crowding together of parts

fur (n): 1-a piece of the pelt of an animal. 2-the hairy coat of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick. 3-毛皮
E.g.: The cat has black-and-white fur.

tomorrow-yesterday
day after tomorrow-后天 / 前天 day before yesterday
to clean their face-to shave their face
direct flight-直达航班

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Watermelon Explosion

Two men, who are known as “Slow Mo Guys”, have posted another video on YouTube. It has already gone viral.
They used a large firecracker to explode a watermelon when one of them sat close by. He got covered in its juice and pulp.
The two use a high speed camera that films at 25,000 frames per second. They have filmed various things in slow motion like water balloon fights and golf shots. The guys have been doing this for the past three years.