Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

theme song (n): a piece of music from a television programme, film, etc. that is remembered as the music that represents that programme or film
主题歌，主题曲

deceive (v): to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage
欺骗，蒙骗；隐瞒
The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.
该公司用旧计算机冒充新机器欺骗顾客。
The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out.
关门声让我以为他们已经出门了。

thumb (n): the short, thick finger on the side of your hand that makes it possible to hold and pick things up easily
拇指
The thorn was embedded in her thumb.
She hit her thumb with the hammer.

hitchhike (v): to travel by getting free rides in someone else’s vehicle
免费搭车旅行
I would never hitchhike on my own.
我绝不会孤身一人搭便车。
They hitchhiked to Paris.
他们搭便车到了巴黎。

needle and thread
针线

strict (adj): strongly limiting someone’s freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey
要求严格的，严厉的
My parents were very strict with me when I was young.
我小的时候父母对我要求非常严格。

compare (v): to examine or look for the difference between two or more things
对比，对照，比较
If you compare house prices in the two areas, it’s quite amazing how different they are.
如果比较一下两个地段的房价，你会惊讶地发现它们的差别竟如此之大。
That seems expensive – have you compared prices in other shops?
那好像很贵——你有没有比较一下其他店里的价格？
Compare some recent work with your older stuff and you’ll see how much you’ve improved.
把你近来的作品与以前的对照一下，你就会知道你的进步有多大。

Here we go again -said when something bad starts happening again
（坏事）又来了
Oh, here we go again! Claude’s just asked to borrow some more money from me.
唉，又来了！克劳德刚才又向我借钱了。
Here we go again – moan, moan, moan!
又来了——牢骚、牢骚、牢骚！

toothpaste (n): a substance that you put onto a toothbrush to clean your teeth
牙膏
a tube of toothpaste
一管牙膏

gargle (v): to move a liquid around in your throat without swallowing, especially to clean it or stop it feeling painful
（尤指为清洁口腔或止痛）漱口，漱喉，含漱

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