F2F Class Note (JJ)

Vocabulary

Main job: 主要的工作

Second job: 第二个工作

Part-time job: 兼职

Full-time job: 全职

therapist: 心理咨询师

abroad: 在国外的

Ex: I have many clients abroad.

to get caught/stuck: 被卡住,困住

Ex: Jennifer was caught in the middle of the pandemic while she was in Greece/was stuck in Greece when the pandemic started.

concise: 剪短

government: 政府

new cases: 新病情的患者

release: 发布

objective: 客观

subjective: 主观

genuine/authentic: 真诚

disingenuous/inauthentic: 不真诚

social media: 社交网站

patriotism: 爱国精神

patriotic: 爱国的

former: 之前的

Ex: My former teacher

accent: 口音 maid: 保姆 (pronounced: made)

babysitter: 管小孩的保姆

vacuum: 吸尘器

mattress: 床垫

curtains: 窗帘

rug: 地毯

Grammar

Why do we have to learn English?

Why do we have to ___________? 我们为什么要 ________?

2009: two thousand nine

2000 – 2010: start with two thousand

2020 – : no need to start with two thousand (twenty-twenty)

2091: twenty ninety-one

Shows:

Modern Family

Sex and the City

Emily in Paris

This is us

Homework

Watch an episode of any of the shows above for discussion next class.