Online Class Notes (Nemo)[30]

Vocabulary

continent (n): one of the seven large land masses on the earth’s surface, surrounded, or mainly surrounded, by sea and usually consisting of various countries
洲,大洲,大陆
the North American continent
北美大陆
the continents of Asia and Africa
亚非大陆

domestic/wild animal

tentacle (n): one of the long, thin parts like arms of some sea animals, used for feeling and holding things, catching food, or moving
(海洋动物的)触手,触角

aquarium (n): a glass container in which fish and other water creatures can be kept
养鱼缸;水族玻璃槽;水族箱

a building, usually open to the public, that holds many aquariums
(通常指对公众开放的)水族馆

I am reading a book about Chinese history

Speaking exercise

Jellyfish have poison, if we touch a jellyfish we can get poisoned. They are very beautiful. Sometimes when a jellyfish fights another jellyfish, it will break some of its tentacles and the tentacle will grow back after some time. When there are too many jellyfish, the sea will be blue at night. In the afternoon if a jellyfish gets outside of the water it could die and then turtles can eat a jellyfish