VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

太阳帝国 Empire of the Sun(1987) – 太阳帝国

Vocabulary

loophole (n): 1-a small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something:
E.g.: tax loopholes
E.g.: The company employed lawyers to find loopholes in environmental protection laws.

puberty (n): 青春期, the stage in people’s lives when they develop from a child into an adult because of changes in their body that make them able to have children:
E.g.: At puberty, pubic hair develops and girls begin to menstruate.

adolescence (n): 1-the period of time in a person’s life when they are developing into an adult:
E.g.: She had a troubled adolescence.

album (n): 1- a collection of several pieces of music, made available as a single item on a CD, the internet, etc.:
E.g.: Have you heard their new album?

light at the end of the tunnel-隧道尽头的光-hope of success, happiness, or help after a long period of difficulty:
E.g.: After four years struggling as a grad student, Sujata could see the light at the end of the tunnel.

tunnel (n): 隧道，
E.g.: The train went into the tunnel.

he’s out of there-he left his place

Pronunciation

politeness-/pəˈlaɪt.nəs/
polite-/pəˈlaɪt/
pursue-/pɚˈsuː/
purchase -/ˈpɝː.tʃəs/
tired-/taɪrd/
divorce-/dɪˈvɔːrs/
escape-/ɪˈskeɪp/