Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

How old is he?
He’s 24 years old
Tetanus (n): a serious disease caused by bacteria entering the human body through small cuts, causing the muscles, especially around the mouth, to become tight and stop working
破伤风

Siege (n):the surrounding of a place by an armed force in order to defeat those defending it
围攻；包围
The siege of Mafeking lasted for eight months.
对马弗京的围攻持续了8个月。
The soldiers laid siege to (= started a siege of) the city.
士兵们包围了这座城市。
The castle was under siege for months.
城堡被围困数月。

Massacre (n):an act of killing a lot of people
大屠杀；残杀
He ordered the massacre of 2,000 women and children.
他下令屠杀了2000名妇女和儿童。;

Pirate(n): a person who sails in a ship and attacks other ships in order to steal from them
海盗

Pirate (v):to illegally copy a computer program, music, a film, etc. and sell it
非法复制，盗印;