F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Troops (n): 1- soldiers on duty in a large group.
E.g.: Thousands of troops have been stationed in the region for several years.

Consequence (n): 1-  a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient.
E.g.: Not making a will can have serious consequences for your children and other family members.
E.g.: Scientists think it is unlikely that any species will actually become extinct as a consequence of the oil spill.
E.g.: I told the hairdresser to do what she wanted to my hair, and look at the consequences!
E.g.: Well, if you insist on eating so much, you’ll have to suffer/take (= accept and deal with) the consequences!

Superior (adj): 1- better than average or better than other people or things of the same type.
E.g.: This is clearly the work of a superior artist.
E.g.: She was chosen for the job because she was the superior candidate.
E.g.: For babies, breastfeeding is superior to bottle-feeding.
E.g.: The government troops were superior in numbers (= there were more of them).

Inferior (adj): 1- not good, or not as good as someone or something else.
E.g.: These products are inferior to those we bought last year.
E.g.: She cited cases in which women had received inferior healthcare.
E.g.: It was clear the group were treated as socially inferior.

Cite (v): 1- to mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened. 2- to speak or write words taken from a particular writer or written work:
E.g.: She cited three reasons why people get into debt.
E.g.: The company cited a 13 percent decline in new orders as evidence that overall demand for its products was falling.
E.g.: ​She cites both Shakespeare and Bukowski in her article.

Conclusion (n): 1- the opinion you have after considering all the information about something. (v: Conclude)
E.g.: Did you come to/reach/draw any conclusions at the meeting this morning?
E.g.: At first I thought he was a bit shy, but I’ve come to the conclusion that he’s simply unfriendly!

Breastfeed (v/n): 1- When a mother breastfeeds her baby, she feeds it with milk directly from her breasts rather than with artificial or cow’s milk from a bottle.
E.g.: Women should be allowed to breastfeed in public without being shamed for that.
E.g.: Breastfeeding is very good for both the baby and the mother’s health.

Flood (n): 1- to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems:
E.g.: Our washing machine broke down yesterday and flooded the kitchen.
E.g.: The whole town flooded when the river burst its banks.
E.g.: Several families living by the river were flooded out (= forced to leave their houses because they became covered with water).

Torrential (adj): 1- used to refer to very heavy rain:
E.g.: Torrential rain will hit the city later today.

Catastrophe (n): 1- a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction. 2- a very bad situation.
E.g.: They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.
E.g.: The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country.

Scale sth up (n): 1- to increase the size, amount, or importance of something, usually an organization or process:
E.g.: My company is scaling up its operations in Western Asia.

Monsoon (n): 1- 雨季

Nepal (n): 尼泊尔

16 million children in need in South Asia floods
(Source: breakingnewsenglish.com/1709/170905-south-asia-floods.html)

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that an estimated 16 million children are “in urgent need of life-saving support” following the torrential monsoon rains and catastrophic flooding that have hit Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Up to a third of Bangladesh is currently under water. A total of 45 million people have been badly affected in the rains, which started several weeks ago. UNICEF said: “Millions of children have seen their lives swept away by these devastating floods. Children have lost their homes, schools and even friends and loved ones.” It added: “There is a danger the worst could still be to come as rains continue and flood waters move south.”

UNICEF said it is putting all its efforts into helping those who need it most. It said: “[We are] on the ground working in close coordination with respective governments and humanitarian partners in the South Asian countries to scale up [our] responses and respond to the immediate needs of affected children and their families.” It added: “Massive damage to school infrastructure and supplies means hundreds of thousands of children may miss weeks or months of school. Getting children back into school is absolutely critical in establishing a sense of stability for children during times of crisis and provides a sense of normality when everything else is being turned upside down.”

Pronunciation

Teenager: /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒɚ/

Canada: /ˈkæn.ə.də/

Canadian: /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/

Threaten: /ˈθret.ən/

Phone: /foʊn/

Anonymous:  /əˈnɑː.nə.məs/

Conclusion: /kənˈkluː.ʒən/

Conclude: /kənˈkluːd/

Several: /ˈsev.ɚ.əl/

Establish: /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/

Crisis:  /ˈkraɪ.sɪs/

Normality: /nɔːrˈmæl.ə.t̬i/