F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

given (n): a must, something that happens without question
ie. Working at weekends is a given.

congratulatory: adj of congratulations
ie. I received a promotion letter which is worthy of congratulations.
ie. This is a congratulatory email/letter to you for making senior partner.
ie. I want to congratulate you on your promotion to senior partner.
ie. Congratulations to you on …

at ease: comfortable
ie. I’m happy that you mentioned that I’m at ease when I speak English.

respectable (adj): worthy of respect
ie. He’s a respectable professor.

tongue twister: rao kou ling
ie. These sample sentences sound like tongue twisters.

pleasantly surprised: good surprise
ie. I’m pleasantly surprised that you finished all the work this month.

white trash: white people without proper jobs and always alcoholic usually drug-addicts
ie. You better study hard or else you will become a white trash like your mom.

insinuate: imply (for bad thing)
ie. What are you insinuating by that sentence? Are you insinuating that I’m fat?

racist remarks: racist sayings
ie. Donald Trump’s racist remarks stoked fires of hatred.

inflammatory (adj): shan dong xing de
ie. His inflammatory comments stoked fires of hatred.

stoke: shan dong

Grammar

There are just as many exceptions/outliers as there are rules.

respect (v, n) <-> disrespect (v,n)
ie. Normally, I respect the senior colleagues in my company.
ie. Normally, I treat the senior colleagues in my company with respect./I pay my respects to/I give my respects to ..
ie. Sometimes I find that even the senior leaders disrespect(v) people./with disrespect. (n)
ie. Sometimes I find that even the senior leaders are disrespectful towards others/people.
ie. Sometimes I find it disrespectful when the senior leaders talk to the team in a harsh tone.

respectable (adj)
ie. Our new client is the CEO of a respectable internet startup.
ie. He is a respectable professor in the field of law.

respectful (adj): with respect , for subjects who have respect in their hearts
ie. Children should always be respectful to their parents.

changed (adj): different from before
ie. He is a changed man. (total, big change)

change(v)
ie. It will change/that will change in the future. -> it will be changed.

perfectly pleasant: to tell the other person you’re OK

All the races are equal. -> People from all races are equal.