Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

gadget (n): a small device or machine with a particular purpose
小器具；小装置；小玩意儿
kitchen gadgets
厨房器具
Have you seen this handy little gadget – it’s for separating egg yolks from whites.
你见过这种很有用处的小装置吗——它是用来把蛋黄和蛋清分开的。

contemporary (adj): existing or happening now
当代的；现代的
contemporary music/literature/art/fashion
当代音乐／文学／艺术／时尚
Although the play was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary (= modern) feel to it.
这个剧本尽管写于几百年前，但读来仍具现代感。

villain (n):a character in a book, play, film, etc. who harms other people
反面人物；反派角色
He made his reputation as an actor playing villains.
他靠演反派角色而出了名。

gruesome (adj): extremely unpleasant and shocking, and usually dealing with death or injury
（通常用来描述死亡或者伤害）令人厌恶的，恐怖的，可怕的
The newspaper article included a gruesome description of the murder.
这篇报道中有一段对谋杀案血淋淋的描述。

oral tradition (n):a system for preserving a group’s beliefs, customs, and history, in which parents tell their children about them, and the children tell their children, and so on
口头传统，口头文化（某一群体对其信仰、习俗、历史的传承，由父母口头传授给孩子，一辈一辈传授下去）

goddess (n): a female god
女神
Aphrodite was the ancient Greek goddess of love.
阿佛洛狄忒是古希腊神话中的爱神。