F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

circulation/circulate: 循环
ie. There is better air circulation in this room.
ie. Krissa, remember to circulate the room and introduce yourself to everyone.

edible: eat-able
ie. I don’t think bats are edible.

evolves/evolution: jin hua
ie. English evolved as a language.

complaint: noun
ie. I’m filing (to file) a complaint against the big company.

self-isolation: 隔离
ie. People who came back from other countries should stay in self-isolation for two weeks.

quarantine：隔离（病毒，比较严重的说法）
ie. The government official announced that a quarantine is necessary.

suspected（adj）：疑似的
ie. There are no known suspected cases left.

chief: head person
ie. Zhang is the chief of the SH Health Department.

Grammar

On for time: specific date only
ie. On July 5th, on your birthday

At:moment in time
ie. at that moment, at 5 o’clock

in: general
ie. In the past years, in the morning

during: time period
ie. During the past years, during our time together

needn’t => don’t have to

visit -> visit somebody 拜访某人, not house or home

because = due to

but = however

I always stay at home, because the coronavirus was coming before the Spring Festival. Like the past year, we always have holiday on this time, but because of the coronavirus, so everyone stay at home. But I stay at home everyday so that’s so good. I needn’t to go to the relatives’ home, so I’m so happy. But my friends, they study at school half year and now they have a holiday, but because of the virus, they have to stay at home. So on my social media page, my friends all update some interesting passage.

I always stay at home, because the COVID-19 came before the SF. During/for/in the past years, we always had holidays in this time, this year, however, because of the coronavirus, everyone stay at home./coronavirus hit/came, so… I stay at home everyday anyway so that’s so good. I don’t have to visit my relatives, so I’m so happy. But my friends, who have been studying at school for 6 months/half-a-year have to stay at home due to the virus even though they finally have a holiday./My friends have been going to school, and now, when they finally have a holiday, they have to stay at home due to the virus.

1. My friends, who have been going to school for…. had to stay at home because of the virus.
   2. My friends have been going to school for … and now, when they finally have a holiday… they have to stay at home due to the virus.

After the virus coming, I was planning to see the other concerts. My favorite idol will go to the army this year. But because of the virus, they cancelled all concerts after January.

After the virus came, I planned to see the other concerts. My favorite idol will go to the army/enlist this year. But because of the virus, the Korean company cancelled all concerts after January.