Online Class Notes (Nemo)[W]

Writing exercise

My friend is Mershala, will that is her long name. but if she is mad at someone she will say that you are a goony bird and that isn’t nice ofcourse , so everybody is being nice to her, couse they didn’t want to be could a goony bird that’s why.

My friend is Mershala, well that is her long name/nickname. If she is mad at someone she will tell that they are goony birds and that isn’t nice of course, so everybody is being nice to her, cause they don’t want to be called a goony bird that’s why.

Vocabulary

breaststroke (n): a way of swimming in which the arms make a circular movement in front of the body while the knees are brought up towards the body and then kicked out and back
蛙泳
I can only do the breaststroke.
我只会蛙泳。

shelf (n): a long, flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored on it
(通常指固定在墙上或橱柜中的)搁板,架子
a glass shelf
玻璃架子
on the top/bottom shelf
在顶层/底层架子上
One wall had shelves from floor to ceiling, crammed with books.
一面墙是高及天花板的书架,上面塞满了书。

entangle (v):
to cause something to become caught in something such as a net or ropes
(用网、绳等)缠住,套住
The dolphin had become entangled in/with the fishing nets.
海豚被渔网缠住了。

shelf (n): a long, flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored on it
(通常指固定在墙上或橱柜中的)搁板,架子
a glass shelf
玻璃架子
on the top/bottom shelf
在顶层/底层架子上
One wall had shelves from floor to ceiling, crammed with books.
一面墙是高及天花板的书架,上面塞满了书。

appliance (n): a device, machine, or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house, such as a cooker or washing machine
装置,器械;(尤指)家用电器
electric/domestic/household appliances
电器/家用电器/家电

furniture (n): things such as chairs, tables, beds, cupboards, etc. that are put into a house or other building to make it suitable and comfortable for living or working in
家具
The only piece/item of furniture he has in his bedroom is a bed.
他卧室里唯一的家具就是一张床。
We’ve just bought some new outdoor furniture.
我们刚刚买了些花园里用的新家具。

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