Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

New Year’s Eve Party

Witty Skits-小品

skit (n): a short, funny play that makes a joke of something
幽默短剧
I thought the skit on politicians was really funny.
我觉得这出讽刺政客的幽默短剧确实很好笑。

decorate (v): to add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive
装饰，装点，打扮
They decorated the wedding car with ribbons and flowers.
他们用彩带和鲜花装点婚车。

We decorated our classroom

violin-提琴

New Year’s Day-元旦

we’re going to open and close the show

The teacher gave us many many homeworks a lot of homework.

ton (n): a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms
公吨（等于1000公斤）

tons [ plural ] informal
an extremely large amount
大量，许多
We have tons of food left over from the party.
我们的聚会剩下了许多食物。

I have a ton of homework

be up to somebody
1 be somebody’s right to decide: Shall we have an Indian or a Chinese meal? It’s up to you. ♢ The decision’s not up to me.
2 be somebody’s responsibility or duty: It’s up to us to help people in need.

rehearse (v): to practise a play, a piece of music, etc. in order to prepare it for public performance
（为公演而）排练，排演，彩排
The musicians rehearsed (the symphony) for the concert.
乐师们为音乐会排练（交响曲）。
On her way to her interview she silently rehearsed what she would say.
在去面试的路上，她默诵了一下要说的内容。

break a leg!
used for wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance
用来祝对方好运（特别是在上台演出之前）