Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Grammar

Each worker is under heavy pressure.

I’m under heavy pressure

He’s unsatisfied with from my performance.

under enormous pressure
under heavy stress

Vocabulary

enormous (adj): extremely large
极大的；巨大的；庞大的
an enormous car/house
大轿车／大房子
He earns an enormous salary.
他工资极高。
I was absolutely enormous when I was pregnant.
我怀孕的时候，身体十分臃肿。
You’ve been an enormous help.
你真是帮了大忙。

a pain in the arse/backside
UK offensive (US a pain in the ass/butt)
someone or something that is very annoying
极其讨厌的人（或事物）
The kids were a real pain in the arse.
这些孩子真讨厌。

finally adverb (AFTER TIME)

after a long time or some difficulty
最后；终于
We finally got home at midnight.
我们终于在午夜时分到了家。
After months of looking he finally found a job.
在找了好几个月之后他终于找到了一份工作。

lick sb’s boots
informal (offensive lick sb’s arse/ass)

to try very hard to please someone in authority, usually in order to get an advantage
对（某人）阿谀奉承，对（某人）溜须拍马
He needn’t expect me to go licking his boots!
他不用指望我去拍他的马屁！

vaccine (n): a substance containing a virus or bacterium in a form that is not harmful, given to a person or animal to prevent them from getting the disease that the virus or bacterium causes
疫苗
This vaccine protects against some kinds of bacteria.
这种疫苗能抵抗这些细菌中的某几种。

vaccinate (v): to give someone a vaccine, usually by injection, to prevent them from getting a disease
给…接种疫苗
The children were vaccinated against major childhood diseases.
孩子们接种了预防主要儿童疾病的疫苗。

rash (n)(SKIN CONDITION)
a lot of small red spots on the skin
皮疹，疹子
I’ve got an itchy rash all over my chest.
我胸部出满了疹子，痒得要命。
If you stay in the sun too long you’ll get (a) heat rash.
如果你在阳光下呆得太久，就会生痱子。

catch/get pneumonia informal
to make yourself ill by getting too cold
得肺炎
She’ll catch pneumonia going out without a coat in this weather!
她这种天气不穿大衣出去会得肺炎的！

sacrifice verb (GIVE UP)
to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person
牺牲；献出
Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their families.
许多女性为了家庭牺牲了自己感兴趣的工作。