F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)(W/S)

Write 4-5 sentences using vocabulary from today about a story where a celebrity made “negative” headlines.

contemplate
My yoga coach asked me to contemplate my life when we finished all the routine movements.

Usually we contemplate “something”.

e.g. I usually will contemplate my life after a long day’s work.

e.g. To think about is simple. To contemplate is to think deeply about something.

sole
It is impolite to show one’s sole of feet in Thailand. / It is impolite to show the soles of your feet in Thailand.

Money is important for me because I have to pay my mortgage- but sometimes I think its not important because there are a lot of things more important than money for ex relationships, knowledge, fame and so on. And I think one of the functions of money is to exchange things – if I can get what I want, I dont need money at all – We should have a correct attitude towards money – just I said just as I said – it is just a thing to help you exchange/it is just a means of exchange.

There are a lot of cons to become if you become famous – for example wherever you go people will ask you to sign for them/[for your autograph] – or you will be spy spied on by some journalists – maybe once your temper will turn bad just because they you become became famous which are is not good to for their relationships with their family/maybe you won’t be the same person anymore/you’re not the same/you’ve changed as a person. Famous Fame/being famous can bring a lot of money – and sometimes that means sometimes authority as well/too.

I think people should precious cherish their fame – this is – different people have different values but what I prefer is that people should be concerned about/with the way they do of doing things.

Vocabulary

autograph / 签名

e.g. look it’s Angela Baby! Let’s get her autograph! She can sign my head!

virtuous / to have virtue / virtue = to hold good values like charity, kindness, etc. / 美德

e.g Carina is a virtuous person. She holds many great virtues.

“do the ends justify the means” / the ends = the result / the means = the method or way of getting the result

e.g. Some people have the philosophy: “by an means necessary” – this means they will do anything and use any methods – even bad ones – to accomplish their “ends” their goals.

“is there such thing as bad press?” / good press / bad press and good press / bad news stories and good news stories / “there’s no such thing as bad press”

e.g. Some people believe there is no such thing as “bad press” meaning even if they are in the news for a bad reason (cheating on your wife, committing a crime) — it doesn’t matter – what’s true important is that your name remains in the news.

headline / this is the big title of a news article

e.g. Famous people are always “making headlines”.

“everything you do is under a microscope 显微镜” / you’re constantly under a microscope /

e.g. Just little normal things that you do everyday because very large in the eyes of other when your life is under a microscope.

iodine / like salt / 碘

e.g. Fish contains high levels of iodine that is unhealthy for our bodies.

a means of exchange / a way of exchanging

e.g. Money is the means of exchanging goods and services.

fiat currencies / the printed money is not supported by anything – no gold, no silver – it has no real value it’s just paper

reserve currency / printed money and each note represented an amount of gold in the bank

e.g. The bank held the gold in reserve.

inflation / to inflate / increasing the money supply and when you do – prices for everything go up

e. g Inflation in an economy is terrible because people’s paycheck becomes worth less overnight.

delation / prices going down

e.g. Technology goods like TVS, cell phones, computers usually have deflating prices each year.