F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Real estate (n): 1- property in the form of land or buildings.
E.g.: We’re going to buy a piece of real estate (= We’re going to buy a house / an apartment / etc.).

Activity (n): 1- something that you do for enjoyment.
E.g.: His favorite activities include cooking, tennis, and windsurfing.
E.g.: We offer our guests a wide range of outdoor activities.

Innocent (adj): 1- not knowing about the unpleasant, bad and evil things in life. 2- (of a person) not guilty of a particular crime (犯罪).
E.g.: She has such an innocent face that I find it hard to believe anything bad of her.
E.g.: The children are the innocent victims of the war.
E.g.: He believes that she is innocent of the crime.
E.g.: The judge concluded that he was innocent.

Conclusion (n): 1- the opinion you have after considering all the information about something. 2- 结论 (v: Conclude)
E.g.: Did you come to  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 just unfriendly!

Accident (n): 1- something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone:
E.g.: Josh had an accident and spilled water all over his work.
E.g.: She was injured in a car accident (= when one car hit another).

Teenager (n): 1- a young person between 13 and 19 years old:
E.g.: The magazine is aimed at teenagers and young adults.
E.g.: He found it very hard teaching a class full of teenagers.

Robbery (n): 1- the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone. 2- 抢劫
E.g.: The police said that they had committed four bank robberies.
E.g.: He was arrested for robbery.

Injure (v): 1- to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal.
E.g.: A bomb exploded, injuring several people.
E.g.: She fell and injured her shoulder.
E.g.: He was badly injured in the accident.

Offload (v): 1- to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it to someone else:
E.g.: I managed to offload some of our old furniture onto a friend who just bought a house.

Exotic (adj): 1- unusual and exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from far away, especially a tropical country:
E.g.: The garden was full of exotic plants.
E.g.: She has always loved to try exotic fruits.

Circus (n): 1- 马戏团

Bhutan (n): 1-  不丹，

Bangladesh (n): 1- 孟加拉国

Myanmar (n): 1-  缅甸。

Baby Tiger
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A teenager from California, USA, tried to smuggle a Bengal tiger cub less than 6 weeks old into the USA. He said that he bought it in the streets of Tijuana in Mexico for $300.

Since Mexico’s law changed in 2015, circuses in the country have been offloading exotic animals. Police arrested the teen and he now faces up to 20 years in prison if people find him guilty.

People took the little Bengal tiger to San Diego Zoo Safari Park. It currently weighs around 3 kilograms. According to the World Wildlife Foundation, there are only 2,500 Bengal tigers left in the wilds of India, China, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Grammar

I didn’t come to class because I’m traveling. – I didn’t come to class because I was traveling. 

Pronunciation

Irregularity: /ɪˌreɡ.jəˈler.ə.t̬i/

Quality: /ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/

Apparently: /əˈper.ənt.li/

Occupant:  /ˈɑː.kjə.pənt/

Conclusion: /kənˈkluː.ʒən/

Accident:  /ˈæk.sə.dənt/

Teenager: /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒɚ/

Robbery: /ˈrɑː.bɚ.i/

Previous: /ˈpriː.vi.əs/

Mexico: /ˈmek.sɪ.koʊ/

Circus: /ˈsɝː.kəs/