Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

surgery (n): the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the damaged part
外科手术
The patient had/underwent surgery on his heart.
这位病人接受了心脏外科手术。
He made a good recovery after surgery to remove a brain tumour.
做了脑部肿瘤切除手术以后，他恢复得很好。

lyrics (n): the words of a song, especially a pop song
（尤指流行歌曲的）歌词
Paul Simon writes the lyrics for most of his songs.
保罗‧西蒙的歌大多都是他自己写的词。

Art and English were my best subjects at school.
上学时美术和英语是我学得最好的科目。
an art teacher
美术老师

gallery (n): a room or building that is used for showing works of art, sometimes so that they can be sold
（艺术作品）陈列馆；美术馆；画廊
the National Portrait Gallery
国家肖像美术馆
a contemporary art gallery
当代艺术展览馆

contemporary music/literature/art/fashion
当代音乐／文学／艺术／时尚

calm (sb) down (v): to stop feeling upset, angry, or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way
（使）平静；（使）冷静；（使）镇静
She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
她坐下做了几个深呼吸让自己平静下来。
She was angry at first but we managed to calm her down.
一开始她很生气，但我们设法让她平静了下来。
Calm down, for goodness sake. It’s nothing to get excited about!
看在上帝的份上，安静下来吧。没什么可激动的！

a science textbook
自然科学教科书

Chinese textbook