Online Class Notes (Vicki)

Vocabulary

racket – mess or noise

stairs – 楼梯

upstair – 楼上

downstair – 楼下

screw – 螺丝

loose – 松的

got a screw loose – 脑子不好

figure out – to think and to solve

being tight with sb. – have a good relationship with sb.

practically – basically

breathe (verb.) – 呼吸

breath (noun.) – the air that you breathe

considerate – 关怀的

technically – almost 技术层面

gimmick – 把戏

feel sorry for sb. – 同情sb.

permanent – forever

close calls – some dangers that are close

cereal – 麦片

bowl – 碗

scrape – 刮

appetite – 胃口

Pronunciation

dumb – silent b