Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

siren noun [C] (DEVICE)
a device for making a loud warning noise
警报器，汽笛
police sirens
警笛
When the air raid siren went off people ran to their shelters.
空袭警报响起时，人们纷纷跑向掩蔽所。

/ˈsaɪə.rən/ 赛人

public transport system/ public transportation

struggle (v): to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something
奋斗，努力，拼搏
[ + to infinitive ] The dog had been struggling to get free of the wire noose.
那条狗一直拼命想挣脱金属套索。
I’ve been struggling to understand this article all afternoon.
我琢磨了整整一下午，想弄懂这篇文章的意思。
Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.
湖水水位下降时，鱼会拼命挣扎求生。

struggle (n): a very difficult task that you can do only by making a great effort
（应对困难而需要的）挣扎;努力，奋斗
It was a terrible struggle for him to accept her death.
他经过一番痛苦的挣扎才接受了她已死的事实。
The people of this country will continue in their struggle for independence.
这个国家的人民将会继续为争取独立而奋斗。
[ + to infinitive ] She never gave up the struggle to have her son freed from prison.
她从未放弃将儿子营救出狱的努力。
It’s going to be an uphill struggle (= very difficult) to get your ideas accepted.
要使人们接受你的想法将会非常困难。

annual-adj-happening once every year
一年一度的;每年的
an annual event/visit/holiday
年度大事／每年一次的访问／每年的假期
Companies publish annual reports to inform the public about the previous year’s activities.
公司发布年度报告，告知公众上一年的具体业务。