Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Speaking exercise

In our family,My family joined we havehad a party in this house/at my neighbor’s place. All of them/the guests were children saying “Trick or treat” and knocking on the door and some people gave candies. But I didn’t play cause I had to do my homework.

I would put a bedsheet over my head and pretend to be a ghost

Vocabulary

aquarium (n): a glass container in which fish and other water creatures can be kept
养鱼缸;水族玻璃槽;水族箱

fish tank (n): a glass container used for keeping fish in, especially pet tropical fish
(尤指养热带鱼的)鱼缸,水族箱

bother (v): to make someone feel worried or upset
使担心,使焦急;使烦恼
Does it bother you that he’s out so much of the time?
他出去了那么长时间,你不担心吗?
Living on my own has never bothered me.
独自生活从来没有让我感到担心。
I don’t care if he doesn’t come – it doesn’t bother me.
如果他不来我也不在乎——我无所谓。
[ + that ] It bothers me that he doesn’t seem to notice.
让我感到烦恼的是,他似乎没有注意到什么。

sheet noun [C] (ON BED)
a large piece of thin cloth used on a bed for sleeping on or under
床单
I’ve put clean sheets on the bed.
我已经给床铺上了干净的床单。

play it-play with it

dollhouse (n): a toy that is a very small house, often with furniture and small dolls in it
玩具小屋

it usually takes me 15 to 20 minutes to finish my English exam