Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

sore adjective (PAINFUL) painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection, or too much use
痛的，疼痛的
All the dust has made my eyes sore.
灰尘使我的眼睛酸痛。
I’ve got a sore back.
我后背疼。
My feet were sore with all the walking.
走了这么多的路，我的脚很痛。

ghost (n): the spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, almost transparent image of that person that some people believe appears to people who are alive
鬼，幽灵
Do you believe in ghosts?
你相信有鬼吗？
The gardens are said to be haunted by the ghost of a child who drowned in the river.
据说一个溺死在河中的孩子的幽灵经常出现在这些花园中。

superstition (n): belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc.
迷信
According to superstition, if you walk under a ladder it brings you bad luck.
按照迷信的说法，从梯子下走过会带来厄运。
I don’t believe in the old superstition that the number 13 is unlucky.
我不相信数字13不吉利这样的旧迷信思想。

chemist (n): a person who studies chemistry, or a scientist who works with chemicals or studies their reactions
化学师，化学家
She worked as a chemist for the water company.

PhD -abbreviation (short “word”) for doctor of philosophy: the highest college or university degree, or someone who has this
（哲学）博士；（哲学）博士学位（doctor of philosophy 的缩写）
a PhD student/thesis
博士生／论文
Susannah has a PhD in Italian literature.
苏珊娜拥有意大利文学博士学位。
She’s a PhD.
她是一位博士

Master of Arts -an advanced college or university degree in a subject such as literature, language, history, or social science, or a person who has this degree
文科硕士学位；文科硕士

major (n) (SPECIAL SUBJECT)
the most important subject that a college or university student is studying, or the student himself or herself
（大学生的）专业，主修课程；（大学专业的）主修学生
What is your major, English or French?
你的专业是英语还是法语？
She was a philosophy major at an Ivy League college.
她曾在一所长春藤大学主修哲学。

economist (n): a person who studies or has a special knowledge of economics
经济学家

economics (n): the way in which trade, industry, or money is organized, or the study of this
经济状况；经济因素；经济学
She’s in her third year of studying economics at York University.
她在约克大学主修经济学，现在上大三。

filial piety-孝顺

filial duty-孝顺义务

Pronunciation

economist– /iˈkɑː.nə.mɪst/

economics-/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪks/