F2F Class Notes (Raph)
Vocabulary
Legitimacy (n): 1- the quality of being legal. (adj: Legitimate)
E.g.: The lawyers expressed serious doubts about the legitimacy of military action.
E.g.: The army must give power back to the legitimate government.
Indoctrinate (to often repeat an idea or belief to someone in order to persuade them to accept it.
E.g.: Some parents criticized what they called attempts to indoctrinate children in green ideology.
E.g.: They have been indoctrinated by television to believe that violence is normal.
Puberty (n): 1- the stage in people’s lives when they develop from a child into an adult because of changes in their body that make them able to have children:
E.g.: At puberty girls begin to menstruate.
E.g.: Many people believe parents should have “The Talk” with their children around the time they hit puberty.
Alarming (adj): 1- causing worry or fear.
E.g.: There has been an alarming rise in the rate of inflation (通货膨胀).
Occur (v): 1- (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen:
E.g.: An accident involving over ten vehicles has occurred in the east-bound lane.
E.g.: If any of these symptoms occur while you are taking the medication, consult your doctor immediately.
E.g.: Many suicides occur in prisons.
Eyelid (n): 1- 眼皮
Democracy (n): 1- 民主
Immigrate vs. Emigrate
I am an American and I emigrated from the US to China.
I am an American and I immigrated to China from the US.
Pronunciation
Island: /ˈaɪ.lənd/
Temporarily: /ˈtem.pə.rer.əl.i/
Migrate: /ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪt/
Annually: /ˈæn.ju.ə.li/
Suicide: /ˈsuː.ə.saɪd/
Indoctrinate: ɪnˈdɑːk.trə.neɪt
Puberty: /ˈpjuː.bɚ.t̬i/
Alarmingly: /əˈlɑːr.mɪŋ.li/
Occur: /əˈkɝː/
Eyelid: ˈaɪ.lɪd/
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