F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Influence (v/n): 1-the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this.
E.g.: Helen’s a good influence on him.
E.g.: He has a huge amount of influence over the city council.

Border (n): 1- the line that divides one country from another.
E.g.: Were you stopped at the border?
E.g.: The train crosses the border between France and Spain.

Subject (n): 1-  the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied.
E.g.: Our subject for discussion is homelessness.
E.g.: She has made a series of documentaries on the subject of family relationships.

Slavery (n): 1- the activity of having slaves or the condition of being a slave:
E.g.: Slavery still exists in many parts of the world.
E.g.: Millions of Africans were sold into slavery.

Inequality (n): 1-the unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, etc. than other people.
E.g.: The law has done little to solve the problem of inequality.
E.g.: There remain major inequalities of opportunity in the workplace.

Restriction (n): 1- an official limit on something.
E.g.: The president urged other countries to lift the trade restrictions.

Imaginary (adj): 1- Something that is imaginary is created by and exists only in the mind. (n: Imagination / v: Imagine)
E.g.: As a child I had an imaginary friend.
E.g.: The story is set in an imaginary world.

Homo Sapiens (n): 1- 智人

Human Rights (n): 1- 人权

They influence with each other. – They influence each other. 

There’s a different between China and other countries. – There’s a difference between China and other countries.

The problem can’t to be changed. – The problem can’t be changed.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/