Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

investigate (v): to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth
（尤指为揭开真相）调查，审查
Police are investigating allegations of corruption involving senior executives.
警方正在调查对高级管理人员涉嫌贪污的指控。
We are of course investigating how an error like this could have occurred.
我们当然正在调查发生此类错误的原因。

五百万-five million

clue (n): a sign or some information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery
线索；迹象；提示
Police are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl.
警方仍在寻找失踪女孩的线索。
I’m never going to guess the answer if you don’t give me a clue.
要是你不给我一点提示，我永远也猜不到答案。

hire (v): to employ someone or pay someone to do a particular job
雇，雇用
I was hired by the first company I applied to.
我求职的第一家公司雇用了我。

comedy (n): a (type of) film, play, or book that is intentionally funny either in its characters or its action
喜剧；喜剧片
His latest movie is described as a “romantic comedy“.
他的最新影片被描述为一部“浪漫喜剧”。
I prefer Shakespeare’s comedies to his tragedies.
我喜欢莎士比亚的喜剧胜过他的悲剧。

DVD
CD

I am 1.43m tall /one point forty-three
one hundred fortythree

Pronunciation

millionaire- /ˌmɪl.jəˈner/