F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Taoism-道教

Taoist-道教信徒

atheist (n): 1-someone who does not believe in any God or gods:
E.g.: As an atheist, I do not accept this religious argument.

agnostic-不可知论者

doubt (n): (a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is:
E.g.: I’m having doubts about his ability to do the job.

道长－senior Taoist priest

baptize -洗礼

thunder-打雷
lightning-闪电

fortune-telling- (n)算命
E.g.: Old people believe in fortune-telling. 

impersonate (v): 1-to intentionally copy another person’s characteristics, such as their behaviour, speech, appearance, or expressions, especially to make people laugh:
E.g.: She’s the woman who impersonates all the celebrities on TV.

fall out of favor-失宠, to lose someone’s approval or acceptance.
E.g.: This style of house has fallen out of favor with most people lately.
E.g.: Saving money has lost favor with most people.

TV host-电视主持人

someone took a video of him speaking badly about MZD

MZD was a founding father of  modern China

take sth for granted-to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it:
E.g.: I didn’t realize that Melanie hadn’t been to college – I suppose I just took it for granted.