Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

sale noun (CHEAP PRICE)
an occasion when goods are sold at a lower price than usual
廉价出售,降价销售
a mid-season/end-of-season sale
季中/季末大减价
a clearance/closing-down sale
清仓/歇业大甩卖
I bought this in the January sales.
这是我在一月大减价时买的。
sale goods/prices
降价商品/促销价

on sale

reduced in price
减价的,降价出售的
Can you tell me if this dress is on the sale?
你能告诉我这条裙子是否降价吗?

make-up noun [U] (FOR FACE)
coloured substances used on your face to improve or change your appearance
化妆品
I put on a little eye make-up.
我在眼部上了淡妆。
She wears a lot of make-up.
她化的妆很浓。

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。

yell (v): to shout something or make a loud noise, usually when you are angry, in pain, or excited
(通常指生气、疼痛或激动时)叫喊,吼叫(着说)
The child yelled out in pain.
孩子痛得大叫起来。
“Just get out of here!” she yelled.
“滚出去!”她大吼道。

subject noun [C] (AREA OF STUDY)
an area of knowledge that is studied in school, college, or university
(中小学或大学的)学科;科目;专业
My favourite subjects at school were history and English.
上学时我最喜欢的科目是历史和地理。

seafood (n): animals from the sea that can be eaten, especially fish or sea creatures with shells
海味,海鲜(尤指鱼或贝类)

Speaking exercise

In grade three many teachers are new and they are strict. A classmate forgot to do his homework so the teacher yelled at her but later she was happy again. right now I am at a shopping mall with my parents and grandparents, and after the class, we will have dinner over here. We are going to eat some seafood.