F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

-friendly (suffix): used at the end of words to mean “suitable for particular people to use”用于词尾适合使用的
E.g.: a family-friendly restaurant适合家庭聚餐的餐馆
E.g.: a dog-friendly cafe

too much-more than someone can deal with
多得不能应付
E.g.: I can’t take care of six children at my age – it’s too much.
我这个年纪照顾不了6个孩子——太多了。

ride (n): a machine in an amusement park that people travel in or are moved around by for entertainment(游乐园里)供人乘坐的游乐装置
E.g.: We went on all the rides.
我们玩了游乐园里所有的装置。
E.g.: My favorite ride is the Ferris wheel.
我最爱坐摩天轮。

Grammar

Watch a Movie vs See a Movie

We watched a movie yesterday.
This would imply we watched a movie at home (TV/DVD…)

We saw a movie yesterday.
This would imply that we did so by going to a movie theater. We can also explicitly say that we went to the movie theater and watched Ice Age.