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/