VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[R]
Reading
Vocabulary
ridiculous (adj): stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at
愚蠢的；荒唐的；可笑的
E.g.: Do I look ridiculous in this hat?
我戴这顶帽子看着很可笑吗？
E.g.: Does he wear those ridiculous clothes to draw attention?
They’re organizing a campaign to draw people’s attention to the environmentally harmful effects of using their cars.
他们正在组织一场运动，目的是使人们意识到开车对环境造成的危害。
Could I draw your attention to item number three on the agenda?
我可以请你看一看议程的第3项内容吗？
grab sb’s attention (v): to attract someone’s attention
吸引（某人的）注意
E.g.: With your first sentence you must grab the reader’s attention.
你的第一句话就必须抓住读者的注意力。
tycoon (n):（企业界的）大亨，巨头，巨子
a person who is successful in business or industry and has become rich and powerful
E.g.: a business/property/media tycoon
产业大亨；房地产巨头；传媒巨子
billion=6 zeroes
lunar (adj): of or relating to the moon
月亮的，月球的
E.g.: the lunar surface
月球的表面
solar (adj): of or from the sun, or using the energy from the sun to produce electric power
太阳的；来自太阳的；使用太阳能的
E.g.: solar radiation
太阳辐射
E.g.: solar flares
太阳耀斑
E.g.: a solar cell/panel
太阳能电池／电池板
E.g.: solar heating
太阳能供暖
masterpiece (n): a work of art such as a painting, film, or book that is made with great skill
杰作；（个人）最杰出的作品
E.g.: Leonardo’s “Last Supper” is widely regarded as a masterpiece.
《最后的晚餐》被广泛认为是列奥纳多•达•芬奇的杰作。
inspire (v): to make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it
激励，鼓舞
E.g.: His confident leadership inspired his followers.
他那自信的领导风采激励着他的追随者。
E.g.: After her trip to Venezuela, she felt inspired to learn Spanish.
委内瑞拉之行促使她下决心学习西班牙语。
inspiration (n): someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something
给人以灵感的人（或物）
E.g.: The golden autumn light provided the inspiration for the painting.
秋天金色的阳光给这幅画的创作带来了灵感。
official (n): a person who has a position of responsibility in an organization
官员；要员；高级职员
E.g.: a government/trade-union/council official
政府官员／工会要员／市政会官员
double the price/number
case (n): a problem, a series of events, or a person being dealt with by police, doctors, lawyers, etc.
问题；案例，案子；病例
E.g.: Several social workers have looked into the child’s case.
几名社会工作者已经调查了这个孩子的案例。
E.g.: The detective on the case (= responsible for solving it) has been suspended from duty.
负责调查这个案子的侦探被停职了
substance (n): material with particular physical characteristics
物质；材料
E.g.: an organic/chemical substance
有机／化学物质
E.g.: What sort of substance could withstand those temperatures?
哪种物质能够承受那样的温度？
chain smoke (v)to smoke cigarettes one after another
一支接一支地抽烟
E.g.: Joan’s under a lot of pressure these days – she’s been chain-smoking ever since her divorce.
琼这些日子压力很大——自从离婚后她就一支接一支地抽烟。
chain smoker-一支接一支抽烟的人
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