F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

clinic: zhen suo
ie. A clinic is smaller than a hospital.

doubt: question (v and n)

swell: (v) (n)swelling
ie. The dentist said only after/when the swelling goes down can I get my tooth pulled-out./I can only get my tooth pulled-out after my swelling goes down.

understated: dan yan de
ie. My apartment is in a understated style.

understatement: opposite of exaggeration (v)understate

exaggeration: kua zhang (n)  (v)exaggerate

low threshold for pain: nai – teng, you can accept a lot of pain

realign: 重新对齐 (n) realignment

lopsided：不平衡的

well-known: lots of people know it

manageable: able to be managed… still under control
ie. There is pain but it’s manageable.(you can take some pain pills, you won’t go crazy for it..)

sleeve: xiu zi
ie. Can I get a sleeve (for my coffee)?

presentable: acceptable to the public
ie. My mom’s going to be here in a second. Can you put on a shirt and make yourself presentable?

accuracy: (n) accurate
ie. Her accuracy on the test is very low.
ie. She’s not very accurate.

check out: not very serious 查看, kan kan
ie. I’m going to check out the new sale products.
ie. specific usage: That bitch keeps checking out my boyfriend.

Grammar

-less: no –
ie. jobless, homeless….

-able: able to do something…
ie. presentable: neng jian ren de : able to be presented to the public… manageable: acceptable

time adjs – no “s”
ie. There is a 10-minute(adj) walk(n) from my home to school.
ie. It takes 10 minutes to walk from my home to school.
ie. The walk from my home to school is 10 minutes long.

phrases: begin with different words, such as “when, if, during, …”

“only when…. can I ….” -> not a phrase, a sentence structure

I pull-out my tooth last week.
I went to the dentist last week to get my tooth pulled-out./The dentist pulled out my tooth last week.

During the operation, there is no pain. But after it, it’s painful.
I’m in so much pain./a lot of pain… there’s a lot of pain.

Last year, I got this tooth pulled out. This side’s tooth…
Last year, I got this tooth pulled out. The tooth on my left side/on the left side.

The hospitals are defined by … The number 9 hospital
The hospitals are ranked in 3 categories…. The No9 hospital is top-ranking.

There are a lot of people who go there … a lot of people going there for cosmetic(adj) procedures…

It’s a ten-year plan, because I worry that my skin will be loose. My first cosmetic procedure would be tooth realignment(n).