Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Last night I felt a slight discomfort-昨晚我感到轻微的不适

discomfort-noun
uncomfortable-adjective

contact lens/lenses (n): a small round curved piece of transparent plastic, worn on the surface of the eye to improve your sight
隐形眼镜
I usually wear contact lenses, but I sometimes wear glasses when my eyes are tired.
我通常戴隐形眼镜，但有时眼睛疲劳时会戴框架眼镜。

colosseum (n): a large amphitheatre (= a circular or oval area with seats around it for watching sports and entertainments), especially one built by the ancient Romans
（尤指古罗马）圆形剧场，圆形竞技场
The Octagon would hold four Roman colosseums.
这个八角场可容纳四个罗马竞技场。
Romans used to go the big colosseum and they used to watch gladiators fighting.
那时的罗马人常常去大竞技场，他们常常观看角斗士的搏斗。

the Colosseum
a large amphitheatre (= a circular or oval area with seats around it for watching sports and entertainments) in Rome, built by the ancient Romans
古罗马圆形剧场，古罗马斗兽场
The obelisk from Aksum is on display in Rome near the Colosseum.
阿克苏姆的方尖碑在罗马斗兽场附近展出。

colossal (adj): extremely large
巨大的，庞大的
In the centre of the hall stood a colossal wooden statue, decorated in ivory and gold.
大厅中央矗立着一尊用象牙和金子装饰的木质巨型雕像。
They were asking a colossal amount of money for the house.
他们对这房子漫天要价。

shallot (n): a type of small onion
青葱

leek (n): a long, white vegetable with green leaves on top that tastes and smells like an onion
韭葱