F2F Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

underestimate: di gu
ie. I underestimated your English ability!

prison: jian yu
ie. After he went to prison, he’s a changed(adj) man.
ie. Prison changed(action) him forever.

mix(v): jiao ban (n) zong he (adj) mixed

bartender: tiao jiu shi

specialty: zhuan chang (n) (v) specialize (in)
ie. What did you specialize in in school?

a better fit for (n): geng shi he (n)

Grammar

They’re easily(adv) mixed-up (adj).
They are easy to mix-up.

change: doesn’t have to be an action started by S, just a fact, so you don’t have to put it in passive
ie. My schedule keeps changing. My schedule always changes. <– my schedule is always different.

“Maybe it’ll take me 30 minutes to get here.”
“That would be my estimate(n) too.”

issue = matter = topic

“I did the same (thing) yesterday.”  I did that too. I did so.

“so” -> substitute for an entire sentence/idea/opinion.
ie. I thought so. I think so too.

I always have some misunderstanding about the time I need to spend
I always underestimate the time I need to spend on the road.

I might be get there 30 minutes later.
Maybe I could be there/get there at 5:20.
I might be able to get there at around/approximately 5:20.
I might be there 30 minutes later.
It’s going to take a little longer to get there.

When I’m drinking, my face always gets red.

My special measure is economical investigation. Maybe this measure is more fit for policemen
My specialty(n) is economical investigation. Maybe this field/specialty/area of study is more(adv) fit(adj)/a better(adj) fit(n) for policemen.(<–general)/the police. (<– kind of people)

Pronunciation

criminal: cri + mi +nel

responsibility : the last “y” is the “ee”

Lily – i=small i  y=ee

aligator

crocodile= cro+co+dile

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