Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

lift verb (END)
to end a rule or law
取消，撤销（规定或法律）
The restrictions on water usage have been lifted now that the river levels are normal.
河水的水位已经恢复正常，因此用水限制被取消了。
At last, they’ve lifted the ban on jeans at the club.
最终他们取消了在俱乐部禁止穿牛仔裤的规定。

out of fashion

rabies (n): a serious disease of the nervous system that can cause death. Rabies can be passed on to humans by other animals.
狂犬病
Dogs, cats, foxes, and bats can all carry rabies.
狗、猫、狐狸和蝙蝠都可能传播狂犬病。

In July she’s going to be two yo

enforce (v): to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted
使服从（法律）；（强制）实行，执行，把…强加于
It isn’t always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.
对警察来说，严格执行限速规定并不总是件易事。
The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline.
这位新教师一点都管不住学生，搞得纪律涣散。

The government carried out an antismoking campaign政府开展了反吸烟运动

bring verb [T] (LAW)
to make or begin as part of an official legal process
提起（诉讼）；起诉
He was arrested for fighting, but the police have decided not to bring charges.
他因斗殴被捕，但警方决定不予起诉。

The government brought a new law/rule-政府带来了新的法律/规则

a firework display
焰火表演

summary (n): a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something
总结，概要，摘要
At the end of the news, they often give you a summary of the main stories.
在新闻结束的时候，他们常常会总结一下主要的新闻内容。
In summary, they decided against the proposal.
总而言之，他们决定反对这项提议。

I took my cat to get a checkup to see if there were any antibodies in her system(?) to make sure she can get the surgery. And I made a surgery appointment yesterday/I’v made a surgery appointment ,so i’m going to take her to the hospital this afternoon( which is not far from our apartment and in where the staffs are super patient and gentle with every little patient).I don’t expect there will be any problems. Every year we go to my mother’s home to see my grandfather and maybe we’ll play with fireworks or I may go out with my friends during the holiday.The government carried out a regulation a few years ago which said that citizens can only do the fireworks display in some limited places,but we could do it anywhere anytime before that (which brought us a lot of happiness).
Besides this,compare with the(?) past,the’new clothes’ in New Year don’t have much meaning anymore,it won’t make you as cheerful/joyous as it did. The traditional Chinese New Year has lost a lot of significance in these aspects.

I took my cat to get/for a checkup/ I took my cat in for a checkup to see if there were any antibodies in her system to make sure she can get the surgery. Also, I made a surgery appointment yesterday/I’v made a surgery appointment , so I’m going to take her to a hospital this afternoon, the hospital is not far from our apartment and over there/their staff are super patient and gentle with every little patient. I don’t expect that there will be any problems. Every year we go to my mother’s (home) to see my grandfather who lives with her and maybe we’ll have fun with fireworks or I may/could go out with my friends during the holiday. The government brought a regulation a few years ago which said that citizens residents can only do the firework displays in some limited places, but before we could do it anywhere anytime which brought us a lot of joy and happiness.
Besides this, compared with the past, (the) new clothes in New Year doesn’t have much meaning anymore, they won’t make you as cheerful/joyous as they did. The traditional Chinese New Year has lost a lot of significance in these aspects.