F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

inexplicable: cannot be explained

engagement: ding hun/ casual appointment
ie. He is engaged to the blonde model.
ie. He has an engagement(date) at the restaurant.

errands: (n)daily engagements
ie. I have to run(v) some errands so I can’t pick up my kids.

initiate: fa qi

initiative: 主动性; 积极性; 自发性;

Grammar

come/go -> depends on where you are right now, not where you are going

exercise
– as a verb: yun dong
ie. We always exercise on Mondays./We did some exercising
– as a noun: xi ti
ie. We did some math exercises.

while: when +but
– whenever you’re trying to say “contrast”

Weather is one day/two days/in short -terms, climate also can be long days/ be in the long run.
Weather is short-term(adj)/temporary(adj), while climate can describe weather in the long run./can describe long-term weather.

new shop
new location

If you work hard, promotion will be paid off your good performance.
Your hard work will pay off in the future./when you get a promotion based on your good performance.

Our preparations for this campaign paid off.

How you work hard will affect your performance.
How much work you do will affect/impact/influence(v) your performance.
How hard you work will directly affect(v) your performance.
How hard you work will have direct effect/impact/influence(n) on your performance.

When I speak, I always forget it.

Q: Describe an important decision that you have made. (What it was, when, why, how it influenced you)
A: Last year, I decided to drive myself. I passed the driver’s license for nearly 10 years., but I never tried to drive myself. The year bf last year, my family bought a car, and my family always drive for us. When he have something to do and he cannot drive us, it’s not very convenient.. esp when I have appointments with my friends or I have to take my kids outside. So last year I decided to practice drive myself and I did some exercises with my husband and the week before last week it was my first time drive myself without my husband’s help. I drive to my friend’s home with my two kids. Actually, i dare to drive on the road, it’s difficult for me to park.  Every time I want to drive myself, I think maybe I cannot park it esp in some old neighborhood, the parking is very difficult. So I am not very confident of myself but the week before last week, I had tried and I successed with the help of our neighborhood’s safeguard.

A: Last year, I decided to drive myself. I passed the driver’s license nearly 10 years ago/I have had my license for 10 years, but I never tried to drive myself. The year before last year, my family bought a car, and my husband always drives for us/drives us. When he has something to do/has another engagement and he cannot drive us, it’s not very convenient.. esp when I have a date with my friends or I have to take my kids out/somewhere else. So last year I decided to practice driving myself and I practiced with my husband and the week before last week it was my first time driving myself without my husband’s help/supervision. I drove to my friend’s home with my two kids. Actually, I’m not afraid to drive on the road, but it’s difficult for me to park.  Every time I want to drive myself, I think maybe I cannot park the car/park esp in some old neighborhoods, parking is very difficult. So I am not very confident of my parking abilities but the week before last week, I had tried and I succeeded with the help of our neighborhood’s guard.

Every time I see my husband park the car, it looks very difficult. because we don’t have a regular parking spot/space, so when I go back to my neighborhood, I have to find the space to park, it is very small and between the two cars.

Pronunciation

class – no “er”