Online Class Notes (Nemo)

in an apartment

Vocabulary

house (n):a building that people, usually one family, live in
房屋，住宅
a detached/semi-detached house
独立式／半独立式住宅
to buy/rent a house
买／租房子
house prices
房价
She lives in a little house in (US on) Cross Street.
她住在十字街上的一所小房子里。

tomb (n): a large stone structure or underground room where someone, especially an important person, is buried
（尤指重要人物的）坟墓，陵墓，冢

Tomb-sweeping day–Qingming Festival 清明节

sweep verb (CLEAN)
to clean especially a floor by using a brush to collect the dirt into one place from which it can be removed
打扫，清扫，扫除
sweep the floor
扫地

decorate-redecorate

paint-repaint

furnished (adj): containing furniture or containing furniture of a particular type
配备家具的
She’s looking for a furnished flat/apartment.
她正在找配备家具的公寓。
Their house is expensively furnished.
他们把房子布置得很豪华。

great-aunt  (n): an aunt of your father or mother
姑婆；姨婆
I had several great-aunts on my mother’s side.
我有好几个姨婆。
Great-aunt Ivy
艾薇姨婆

scorn (v): to show scorn for someone or something
轻视，鄙视
So does he respect the press and media, or does he secretly scorn them?
他究竟是尊重报社和媒体，还是暗地里蔑视他们？
You scorned all my suggestions.
你对我所有的建议都嗤之以鼻。

Why do you always pour/throw scorn on (= criticize severely and unfairly) my suggestions?
你为什么总是对我的建议嗤之以鼻？

pour (v): to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is in
倒，注，灌
I spilled/spilt the juice while I was pouring it.
我倒果汁时不小心弄洒了。
Pour the honey into the bowl and mix it thoroughly with the other ingredients.
把蜂蜜倒进碗里，让它和其他原料充分混合。

It looks as though it’s about to pour (with rain).
看样子要下倾盆大雨了。
I was standing in the pouring rain for an hour waiting for my bus.
为了等公共汽车我在倾盆大雨中站了1个小时。

reluctant (adj): not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it
勉强的；不情愿的
I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave.
我玩得很开心，都不愿意离开了。
Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children.
很多父母都不愿意和儿女们敞开心扉交谈。

hesitant (adj): If you are hesitant, you do not do something immediately or quickly because you are nervous or not certain.
犹豫的，踌躇的
You seemed a bit hesitant about recommending that restaurant – is something wrong with it?
你似乎不是很愿意推荐那家餐厅——它有什么问题吗？
She gave me a hesitant smile.
她勉强朝我笑了笑。

How big is the place?

WC
noun [ C ] UK or old-fashioned US
UK /ˌdʌb.əl.juːˈsiː/ US /ˌdʌb.əl.juːˈsiː/

abbreviation for water closet: a toilet, or a room containing a toilet
厕所，卫生间（water closet的缩写）
The wooden staircase leads to three bedrooms, the bathroom, and a separate WC.
木制楼梯通向3个卧室、洗澡间和一个独立的卫生间。