F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)

REVIEW the difference between photo, photograph and photography especially pronunciation.

Vocabulary

to roast someone / is to very strongly mock them / to make fun of someone very strongly

ego / how I think of myself and sometimes how I think of myself can make other people not like me / to think too well of yourself / 自我

e.g. Nicholas’ businesses are very successful. It makes him feel like he’s smart and can make money. His ego is getting bigger and bigger.

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egotistical / 自负

e.g. You are so self-centered and egotistical, and your ego is enormous.

psychology / 心理学 / the subject of studying someone’s mind or thinking

psychologist / the person who studies psychology

influence (verb) / influential (adj) / 有影响

e.g. Dee is very eloquent and he is very charming so he can influence his friends’ decisions.

Sigmund Freud / 西格蒙德·弗洛伊德 / the most influential psychologist in the 20th and 21st centuries

e.g. Sigmund Freud invented or came up with the idea of “the ego” and he was studying how people think about themselves.

jealousy / jealous / 妒

e.g. The wife was very jealous of her husband’s relationship with other women.

envious / 羡慕

motivate / 动机

e.g. When I see a Tesla car driving on the road, I think man, this motivates me to work hard.

I can’t stand that / 

danger zone / 区 / this is a place you don’t want to go near

e.g. Some girls are in the danger zone.

the prime of your life / “in your prime” / the best part of your life / the best part of something

e.g. Michael Jordan left basketball when he was in the prime of his career.

e.g. Age 25 for men should be the prime of their life!

currently / 目前 at the present time

e.g. Dee is currently in English class.

e.g. Nicholas is currently teaching Dee.

e.g. Sorry he can’t talk to you he is currently busy.

e.g. Currently in Shanghai it is 12:20 PM and 60 degrees.

e.g. What’s currently showing at the theater? (What are the shows being performed right now?)

“what do you do for a living?” / what do you do to make money / what is your job

e.g. Dee: Nicholas, it’s a pleasure to meet you. May I ask: what do you do for a living here in SH?

e.g. Nicholas: I am an English teacher!

“May I ask…”

e.g. May I ask: what brought you to Shanghai?

e.g. May I ask for another piece of bread?

e.g. May I ask what brought you to the theater tonight?

cougar / a wild cat / also an older woman who is very beautiful and attracts young men

experience / to explore or to be part of something 

e.g. I want you to experience this show!

experienced / adj / an older person that has had many experiences

e.g. Nicholas is a very experienced teacher.

e.g. The cougar is a combination of a beauty queen and an experienced lover!

Grammar

you have this MacBook but I have not / and I don’t have one / and I don’t 

e.g. You have this and I don’t have this. You have this and I don’t.

I like to take photo / photos with an expensive camera/a professional camera

the camera make a better photo / the camera takes better photos

Pronunciation

with a / NOT VEE A / WUH-IH-TH / WITH A

living / NOT LIVE-ING / LIH-VING

experience / IX-SPEAR-REE-INSE