Finalize 最后确定,vt
The date of the exam hasn’t been finalized.
Aboriginal=indigenous土著的,本地的;draw sth from sth=obtain sth from a particular source.
His inspiration for this composition was drawn from his exploration of Asian and African aboriginal cultures.
score (音乐)改编,vt(也可作名词,(总)谱子的意思,可数);clarinet 单簧管
This piece of music was scored for clarinet.
Model A on B, 以B为蓝本做A
Don’t model your artifacts on previous work.
conservatorium=music school;symphony交响乐;concerto协奏曲(注意cer发cher的音);cornet短号
注意volunteer 最好常用vi形式,如果用vt,后面指的是自愿奉献出的东西,然后再跟介词,再跟奉献的对象
I volunteer to teach English to elderly(注意elder作adj是“较年长的”的意思,而elderly作adj是“上年纪的”的意思)people in my community.
I volunteer my time and knowledge to teach elderly people in my community English.
depend on=be based on
His decision depends on his own judgment of the world.
His decision is based on his own judgment of the world.
注意用作“非主句的补充成分”的时候,depend on要变成depending on,be based on变成based on.
Depending on his own judgment of the world, he makes this tough decision.
Based on his own judgment of the world, he makes this tough decision.
complimentary=free免费的
What’s special about this cinema is that all the popcorn(不可数)and other refreshments you get there are complimentary.