F2F Class Notes (Raph)[S]

Vocabulary

Dialect (n): 1- a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar, etc.
E.g.: The poem is written in northern dialect.
E.g.: Shanghainese is one of many dialects spoken in China.

Accent (n): 1-  the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words:
E.g.: He’s got a strong southern accent.
E.g.: She’s French but she speaks with a very good British accent.

Scholarship (n): 1- an amount of money given by a school, college, university, or other organization to pay for the studies of a person with great ability but little money:
E.g.: He got/won a scholarship to Harvard.
E.g.: Paula went to the Royal College of Music on a scholarship.

Slightly (adv): 1- a little:
E.g.: She’s slightly taller than her sister.
E.g.: I’m slightly upset she forgot my birthday.
E.g.: I’m slightly worried that she’ll get lost on the way.

Try (v): 1- to attempt to do something. 2- to test something to see if it is suitable or useful or if it works:
E.g.: Keep trying and you’ll find a job eventually.
E.g.: If I don’t get into the academy this year, I’ll try again next year.
E.g.: I’ve tried really hard but I can’t convince him to come.
E.g.: I’m trying my best/hardest, but I just can’t do it.
E.g.: [ + to infinitive ] I tried to open the window.
E.g.: [ + -ing verb ] Maybe you should try getting up (= you should get up) earlier.
E.g.: I tried that recipe you gave me last night.
E.g.: We don’t sell newspapers – have you tried the coffee shop on the corner?
E.g.: [ + -ing verb ] Try using a different shampoo.
E.g.: I’d like to try parachuting.
E.g.: I forgot my door-keys – we’d better try the window (= test it to see if it is open).

Original:

People always attracted by some appearance, such as some economic situation and successful case, but they don’t show some real things for you, then you will make wrong judgement and lose a large amount of money. In the past two months I made a big mistake in a similar situation. The supplier showed me some great things, then I choosed him and gave him an order to produce plastic boxes. But one month later he cheated me and he disappeared. I couldn’t find him anyway. Then I losed about 170000 yuan in his company. From this situation I think when you met some big decision time I should think about everything clearly, then you can prevent some awful things to me.

Edited

People are always attracted by appearances, such as good economic situation and success, but if you don’t know what’s real, then you might make the wrong judgement and lose a large amount of money. In the past two months I made a big mistake in a similar situation. A supplier showed me some great things, so I chose him and gave him an order to produce plastic boxes. But one month later I realized that he had cheated me and he disappeared. I couldn’t find him anywhere, so I lost about 170000 yuan. From this situation I learned that when you need to make big decisions you should think about everything clearly, then you can prevent some awful things from happening.

Pronunciation

Kilometer: /kəˈlɑm·ət̬·ər

Slightly: /ˈslaɪt.li/

Read (present): /riːd/

Read (past): red/

Show: /ʃoʊ/