VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

urban-rural

suffix后缀
prefix前缀

sub zero temperatures are common for Harbin during winter months

subdued (adj): 制服的,1-闷闷不乐的；抑郁的；默不做声的
unusually quiet, and possibly unhappy
E.g.: He seemed a bit subdued to me.我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
E.g.: She was in a subdued mood.她心情抑郁。

inferior (adj): 1-~ (to sb/sth)较差的；次的；比不上…的 not good or not as good as sb/sth else
E.g.: of inferior quality劣质的
E.g.: inferior goods劣质商品
E.g.: to make sb feel inferior-使某人自惭形秽

superior 优越的

Li Keqiang is Chinese Prime Minister

chancellor(n)（德国或奥地利的）总理
the head of government in Germany or Austria
E.g.: Chancellor Angela Merkel

majority大多数-minority少数

pay (sb/sth) a call/visit-to visit a person or place, usually for a short time拜访（某人）
E.g.: I’ll pay you a call when I’m in the area.
我到这一带来时会去拜访你的。
E.g.: We thought we’d pay a visit to the museum while we were in Lisbon.
我以为在里斯本时我们会去参观那家博物馆。

duck (v): 1-to move your head or the top part of your body quickly down, especially to avoid being hit（尤指为避免被击中而）猛低头，猛弯腰
E.g.: Duck your head or you’ll bang it on the doorframe.
把头低一下以免撞到门框。