Online Class Notes (Nemo)Quentin

Vocabulary

I’m under a great pressure

down adjective (UNHAPPY)
unhappy; unable to feel excited or energetic about anything
不高兴的；情绪低落的，提不起精神的
She’s been really down since her husband left.
自从丈夫去世后她一直抑郁寡欢。
I’ve been (feeling) a little bit down this week.
这周我有点情绪低落。

breed (n): a particular type of animal or plant
（动植物的）品种，种
a breed of dog/cat/horse/sheep/cattle
某个品种的狗／猫／马／羊／牛
What’s your favourite breed of dog/dog breed?
你最喜欢哪种狗？

call sb names
If a person, especially a child, calls someone names, he or she addresses that person with a name that is intended to be offensive.
（尤指小孩的行为）谩骂…，辱骂…
Tom’s worried that if he wears glasses at school the other children will call him names.
汤姆担心如果他在学校戴眼镜会被其他孩子取笑。

20, 30, etc. years sb’s senior
20, 30, etc. years older than someone
比…年长20／30岁等的
She married a man 20 years her senior.
她嫁给了一个比她年长20岁的男人。
She’s my senior by three years (= she is three years older than me).
她比我大3岁。

weed (v): to remove wild plants from a place where they are not wanted
除草；为…除杂草
I’ve been weeding (the vegetable garden).
我一直在（菜园子里）除草。

green-thumbed (adj): having the ability to make plants grow
种植技艺高超的
The girl worked with her green-thumbed mentor.
那个女孩同她那位种植技艺高超的老师一起干活。
A miniature garden is a great gift for someone who is green-thumbed but without outdoor space.
对没有户外土地的种植高手来说，微型花园是个绝妙的礼物。

weed (v): to remove wild plants from a place where they are not wanted
除草；为…除杂草
I’ve been weeding (the vegetable garden).
我一直在（菜园子里）除草。