1. model (n.) 型号；样式
Trisha is saving money so that she can buy the latest model of the car.
2. to adjust (v.) 调整；调节
Greg had to adjust the volume of the radio because the music was playing too softly.
3. snapshot (n.) 随手照；快照
I like getting all my favorite snapshots enlarged and framed.
4. slim (adj.) 苗条的；纤细的
Nancy attributes her slim figure to exercising and doing yoga regularly.
5. image (n.) 影像；图像
NASA received images of Mars that were captured by the orbiter it sent into space.
6. to take a picture 照相
A: You look fantastic; that dress really suits you.
B: Thanks, it's the first time I've worn it－can you please take some pictures of me?
7. to zoom in/zoom out （镜头）拉近∕拉远
A: I want to take a closer look at that picture on your computer screen.
B: Ok, I'll use my mouse to zoom in on it.
8. to charge a battery 充电
A: Oh no, my cell phone has gone dead!
B: You should've charged your cell phone battery last night.
9.clunky:笨拙的
If you describe something as clunky, you mean that it is solid, heavy, and rather awkward.
e.g.
...a clunky piece of architecture.
1.Fannie Mae范妮梅(财富500强公司之一，总部所在地美国,主要经营多种金融)/房利美公司
The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) (NYSE: FNM), 联邦国民抵押贷款协会commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a government sponsored enterprise (GSE) of the United States federal government. It is a shareholder-owned corporation authorized to make loans and loan guarantees.
It is not backed or funded by the U.S. government, nor do the
securities it issues benefit from any statutory government guarantee or
protection.
It is the leading market-maker in the U.S. secondary mortgage market,
which helps to replenish the supply money for mortgages and enables
money to be available for housing purchases. The name "Fannie Mae" is a
creative pronunciation of the company's initialism that has been adopted officially for ease of identification.
As of 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac own or guarantee about half of the $12 trillion dollars mortgage market of the United States.
2. Freddie Mac弗雷德马克(财富500强公司之一，总部所在地美国,主要经营多种金融)
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") NYSE: FRE, 联邦住房贷款抵押公司 commonly known as Freddie Mac, is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) of the United States federal government. It is a stockholder-owned corporation authorized to make loans and loan guarantees. The FHLMC was created in 1970 to expand the secondary market for mortgages in the US. Along with other GSEs, Freddie Mac buys mortgages on the secondary market, pools them, and sells them as mortgage-backed securities to investors on the open market. This secondary mortgage market
helps to replenish the supply of lendable money available for mortgages
lending, and ensures that money continues to be available for new home
purchases. The name "Freddie Mac" is a creative acronym of the company's full name that has been adopted officially for ease of identification (see "GSEs" below for other examples).
3.take over phrasal verb 接管
to take control of something
4.tropical storm watch 热带风暴监测
A tropical storm watch (TRA) is issued when tropical storm conditions, including winds
from 39 to 73 mph (35 to 64 knots, 63 to 117 km/h) pose a possible
threat to a specified coastal area within 36 hours. Maritime flags indicate this with a single square red flag.
5.swell [countable]n. 一种海洋表面上很长的海浪
a formation of long wavelength ocean surface waves
6.surf [uncountable]n. 海浪
the white substance that forms on top of waves as they move towards the shore
7.Mother Nature 母性
is a common anthropomorphized representation of nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing features of nature by embodying it in the form. of the mother.
8.give birth 生产
give birth (to somebody)
if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body
9.nurse [intransitive]v. 照料、护理、看护
if a baby nurses, it sucks milk from its mother's breast
10.kitten [countable]n. 小猫
a young cat
11.crucial:至关重要的
If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
e.g.
He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself...
= critical
