F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Profit (n): 1- money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services.
E.g.: She makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.
E.g.: Company profits are down from last year’s figures.
E.g.: He sold his house at a huge profit.

Profitable (adj): 1- resulting in or likely to result in a profit or an advantage.
E.g.: Over the years it has developed into a highly profitable business.
E.g.: I made profitable use of my time (= used my time to get advantages or benefits), mixing with a lot of different people and practicing my Spanish.

Luxury (n): 1- something expensive that is pleasant to have but is not necessary. 2- great comfort, especially as provided by expensive and beautiful things.
E.g.: I like to buy myself little luxuries from time to time.
E.g.: We stayed at a luxury hotel.

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

Remain (v): 1- to continue to exist when other parts or other things no longer exist.
E.g.: After the flood, nothing remained of the village.
E.g.: Only a few hundred of these animals remain today.
E.g.: Only 1864 giant pandas remain in the wild.

Extinction (n): 1- a situation in which something no longer exists. (adj: Extinct)
E.g.: The extinction of the dinosaurs (恐龙) occurred 64 million years ago.
E.g.: Many species of plants and animals are in danger of/threatened with extinction (= being destroyed so that they no longer exist).
E.g.: Dinosaurs are extinct.

Crayfish (n): 1- 小龙虾

Grammar

The Chinese people have many things unbelievable for the foreigners. – There are many things about Chinese people that are hard for foreigners to understand.

It’s better delicious than the other ones. – It’s more delicious than the other ones.

Vocabulary

Dinosaur: /ˈdaɪ.nə.sɔːr/