Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

over the top-too extreme and not suitable, or demanding too much attention or effort, especially in an uncontrolled way
太过头;太过分
I thought the decorations were way (= very) over the top.
我觉得这些装饰太过头了。
The speech was a bit OTT.
这个发言有点儿过分。

once we went to the forest park and we camped there for a couple of hours

I had a dream of having a toy airport

diorama (n): a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment, in a way that looks real
透视图画;立体透视模型(诸如历史事件、野生动物栖息地等场景再现的模型,与原型精确地一致)
Dioramas are three-dimensional.
透视画都是三维的。
At the museum there was a diorama of local wildlife.
博物馆里有当地野生动植物的立体透视模型。

craft (n): skill and experience, especially in relation to making objects; a job or activity that needs skill and experience, or something produced using skill and experience
(尤指制作东西的)工艺,手艺;技术
the craft of furniture making/sewing/glassblowing
家具制作/缝纫/玻璃吹制工艺
political/literary craft
政治手腕/文学手法
rural/ancient/traditional crafts
乡村的/古老的/传统的手艺
craft workers (= skilled workers)
熟练工人,工匠