Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

How early can you get off this afternoon?
今天下午你能多早下班？

If we can get off by seven o’clock, the roads will be clearer.
如果我们可以在7点以前走，路上车要少一些。

Can I leave a message for Sue?
我可以给苏留个口信吗？
Why don’t you leave the kids with me on Friday?
周五你干吗不把孩子留给我照看呢?

leave sth for/to sb
— phrasal verb with leave verb
UK /liːv/ US /liːv/
left | left
to give someone responsibility for dealing with something
把…留给（某人）去处理
I’ve left the paperwork for you.
我把文案工作留给了你。
Leave it to me – I’ll sort it out tomorrow.
留给我来干吧——明天我会把它处理好的。

She used to (v) live in Glasgow.
她曾在格拉斯哥住过。

She used to(v) love dancing, but she doesn’t do it any more.
她曾经喜爱跳舞，但现在已经不跳了。

I could only afford a used (adj) car (= one that has already been owned by others).
我只买得起二手车。

urban myth-urban legend
noun [ C ]
a story or statement that is not true but is often repeated, and believed by many to be true
都市神话（广为传播、被许多人相信，但并不真实的故事）

Sumerian civilization-苏美尔文明

Pronunciation

mozzarella- /ˌmɑːt.səˈrel.ə/