Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

stagnate (v): to stay the same and not grow or develop
停滞不前；不发展
The electronics industry is showing signs of stagnating after 15 years of growth.
电子产业在经过15年的飞速发展之后出现了停滞不前的迹象。

stagnant adjective (NOT FLOWING)
(of water or air) not flowing or moving, and smelling unpleasant
（水或空气）不流动的，污浊的
a stagnant pond
死水塘
stagnant adjective (NOT BUSY)
not growing or developing
停滞的，不发展的
a stagnant economy
停滞的经济

period drama (n): a television or film production set in a period in the past, or productions of this type:
The Crown is a period drama that chronicles Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
It all amounts to a well-made piece of period drama.

take place
to happen
发生
The concert takes place next Thursday.
音乐会下星期四举行。
The story takes place in the 15th century Beijing

The series follows the story of a Chinese king and his family in the 15th century Beijing

set the scene
to describe a situation where something is about to happen
描述实况；叙述背景
First, let’s set the scene – it was a dark, wet night with a strong wind blowing.
首先，我们来描述一下故事发生的背景——那是一个漆黑的夜晚，下着雨，狂风呼啸。

intrigue (n): (the making of) a secret plan to do something, especially something that will harm another person
（尤指伤害他人的）密谋；阴谋，诡计
a tale of political intrigue
政治阴谋的传闻

betrayal
noun [ C or U ]
US UK /bɪˈtreɪ.əl/
an act of betraying someone or something, or the fact of someone or something being betrayed
（被）背叛的行为；（被）出卖的行为
This was the first in a series of betrayals.
这是一系列背叛事件中的第一件。
I felt a sense of betrayal when my friends refused to support me.
当朋友们拒绝支持我的时候，我有一种被出卖的感觉。

redeem a coupon, voucher, etc.
to exchange a piece of paper representing a particular amount of money for that amount of money or for goods to this value
将优惠券等兑换成现金（或物品）

cable (n): a set of wires, covered by plastic, that carries electricity, phone signals, etc.
（传输电、电话信号等的）电缆
a length of cable
一根电缆
The road has been dug up in order to lay cables.
道路已被挖开，以便铺设电缆。
overhead power cables
高架电缆

Now it’s the end of the year,and normally it’s time to change our points(phone call). So I browsed the specific online exchange store and bought something with/by? my points ,which are some package of tissues and a charging cable with three different types of plugs and one USB plug that is quite useful. I really need one like this because my charger line has broken and I concern that it would be dangerous while I’m using it.But I know I have to wait a long time before I receive it and I don’t know when the lockdown is going to end.
Besides,My friend asked me if my cat has enough food this afternoon , I told her there was a whole bag of new cat food. My cat is so lucky because we had received the parcel right before the day that all the express company were ordered to stop working. And the parcel was delivered by the fasted express company, so we could receive it in good time.
Oh,and there’s something else that is we have get a bag of free vegetable from the government.Then I posted the picture of it on WeChat and flipped through the moments,and found that most people have received the vegetable(“ai xin shu cai”:free and donated things that full of love),and of course we are all happy about it.

Now it’s the end of the year, and normally it’s time to redeem our collected points(phone call). So I browsed the specific online exchange store and redeemed/exchanged my points for are some/a couple of packages of tissues and a charging cable with three different types of plugs and one USB plug that is quite useful. I really needed one of these because my charging cable broke and I’m concerned that it would/could be dangerous to use it. But I know that I’ll have to wait for a long time before I receive/get it and I don’t know when the lockdown is going to end.
Besides,My friend asked me if my cat has enough food this afternoon , I told her there was a whole bag of new cat food. My cat is so lucky because we had received the parcel right before the day that all of the delivery services were ordered to stop working. And the parcel was delivered by the fastest delivery company, so we could receive it in good time.
Oh, one more thing had happened we received a bag of free vegetables from the government. Then I posted the picture of it on WeChat and flipped through the moments,and found that most of the people have received the vegetables (“ai xin shu cai”:free and donated things, with/full of love),and of course we are all happy about it.