Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

impossible (adj): An impossible person behaves very badly or is extremely difficult to deal with.
（人）坏透了的，极难对付的
I had to leave the job because my boss was impossible.
我得辞职，因为我的老板实在是太差劲了。
My niece is impossible when she’s tired – you can’t do anything to please her.
我侄女累的时候很难相处——你做什么也无法使她高兴。

spite noun (HURT)
a feeling of anger towards another person that makes someone want to annoy, upset, or hurt them, especially in a small way
恶意；怨恨
He’s the sort of man who would let down the tyres on your car just out of/from spite.
他是那种会为了泄愤而让你车胎瘪掉的人。

prolapse (n): a medical condition in which an organ has moved down out of its usual position
（器官的）脱垂，下垂，脱出
a rectal prolapse/a prolapse of the rectum
直肠脱垂，脱肛

minor surgery

endangered birds/plants/species
animals or plants that may soon not exist because there are very few now alive
濒危鸟类／植物／物种

proverb(n): a short sentence, etc., usually known by many people, stating something commonly experienced or giving advice
谚语，格言
The appetite, says the proverb, grows with eating.
俗话说，吃得越多，胃口越大。
[ + that ] There is an old Arab proverb that everything you write or speak should pass through three gates: Is this kind? Is this necessary? Is this true?
有句古老的阿拉伯谚语说，你写的或说的每句话都得经过三道关：这是出于善意的吗？这是必要的吗？这是真的吗？

fateful (adj): having an important and usually negative effect on the future
对未来有重大（负面）影响的
the fateful day of President Kennedy’s assassination
肯尼迪总统遇刺的灾难性的一天
He made the fateful decision to send in the troops.
他作出了派遣部队这个影响重大的决定。

fate (n): a power that some people believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen
天意；定数
When we met again by chance in Cairo, I felt it must be fate.
当我们再度在开罗偶遇时，我觉得这一定是天意了。
Fate has brought us together.
天意让我们相聚。

It’s my faith that keeps me going.
是我的信仰在推动我前进。

Even in the bad times she never lost her faith.
即使在困难时期，她也从未丧失信仰。

have faith!
If you tell someone to have faith, you are encouraging them to stay confident.
（用于鼓励某人保持信念或自信）别泄气！
Have faith! Everything will work out.
别气馁！最后一切都会好起来的。

caviar (n): the eggs of various large fish, especially the sturgeon, eaten as food. Caviar is usually very expensive.
鱼子酱