Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

censor (n): a person whose job is to read books, watch films, etc. in order to remove anything offensive from them, or who reads private letters, especially ones sent during war or from prison, to remove parts considered unsuitable
（书籍、电影等的）审查员，审查官；（尤指战时或监狱中私人书信的）检查员

censor (v): to remove anything offensive from books, films, etc., or to remove parts considered unsuitable from private letters, especially ones sent during war or from a prison
审查（对书，电影等进行删改，以筛除当中冒犯粗劣的内容，也指对战时或监狱中私人书信的检查，删除其中不当的部分）
The book was heavily censored when first published.
这本书首次出版时经过了严格的审查。

selection (n): the act of choosing someone or something
选择；挑选
the selection process
挑选过程
Success is achieved by the careful selection of projects.
成功是靠对计划的仔细甄选取得的。
The coach made her selection (= chose who she wanted) for the team.
教练为球队挑选了她中意的队员。

to make selection

household (n): a group of people, often a family, who live together
一家人，一户，家庭
By the 1960s, most households had a TV.
到20世纪60年代，绝大多数家庭都拥有了电视。
household chores
家务
household expenses
家庭开支
household waste
家庭垃圾

migrant workers -农民工