Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

gear (n):the equipment, clothes, etc. that you use to do a particular activity
（从事某活动的）装备，用具，衣服
fishing/camping gear
钓鱼／野营用具
Police in riot gear (= protective clothing) arrived to control the protesters.
身着防暴衣的警察赶来制服抗议者。

knee guards

fallout noun [U] (NUCLEAR)
the radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion
（核爆炸后产生的）放射性坠尘
cancer deaths caused by fallout from weapons testing
由武器试验的放射性坠尘引致的癌症死亡人数

propel (v): to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force
推进，推动
a rocket propelled through space
在推力作用下穿越外层空间的火箭
The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power.
“太阳神康提基号”帆船借助风力横渡了太平洋。

sail noun (MATERIAL)
a sheet of material attached to a pole on a boat to catch the wind and make the boat move
帆
to hoist/lower the sails
扬／收帆

rover noun [C] (VEHICLE)
a small vehicle that can move over rough ground, often used on the surface of other planets, sometimes controlled from the earth
（用于其他行星的粗糙地面、有时可从地球遥控的）车，探测器
the lunar rover that transported astronauts and their equipment
运送宇航员及其设备的月球车
See the latest amazing photos from NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity currently exploring the Red Planet.
请看正在探索红色星球的美国宇航局”好奇号”火星探测器发回的最新照片，令人惊叹。

nickname (n): an informal name for someone or something, especially a name that you are called by your friends or family, usually based on your real name or your character
外号；绰号；诨名
We always use the nickname Beth for our daughter Elizabeth.
我们总是把女儿伊丽莎白昵称为“贝丝”。
“Darwin” was the nickname he was given at high school, because of his interest in science.
他上高中的时候外号叫“达尔文”，因为他对科学很感兴趣。