F2F Class Notes (Raph)[W]

Vocabulary

Finance (n): 1- (the management of) money. (Adj: Financial / Adv: Financially)
E.g.: You need to speak to someone in the finance department.
E.g.: The finance committee controls the school’s budget.
E.g.: She organizes her financial affairs very efficiently.
E.g.: She plans to only get married after she gets financially stable and independent.

Independent (adj): 1- not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things. 2- not taking help or money from other people.
E.g.: She’s a very independent woman.
E.g.: They all made the same comment, quite independent of each other (= without deciding together to do so).
E.g.: Grandma’s very independent and does all her own shopping and cooking.
E.g.: I’ve always been financially independent.

Divorce (n/v): 1- a process to end a marriage.
E.g.: The last I heard they were getting a divorce.
E.g.: Divorce is on the increase.
E.g.: She’s divorcing her husband.
E.g.: Have you heard the news about Tina and Tom? They’re getting divorced.

Encounter (n): 1- a meeting, especially one that happens without planning. 2- to experience something, especially something unpleasant.
E.g.: I had an alarming encounter with a wild pig.
E.g.: This meeting will be the first encounter between the two leaders.
E.g.: When did you first encounter these difficulties?
E.g.: The government is reported to be encountering a lot of resistance to the new plan.

Surgery  (n): 1- the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the damaged part. 2- 手术
E.g.: The patient had surgery on his heart.
E.g.: He made a good recovery after surgery to remove a brain tumor (脑肿瘤).

Surgeon (n): 1- a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations. 2- 外科医生
E.g.: The surgeon makes a small cut, into which a tube is inserted.
E.g.: The surgeon did everything in her power to save him.

Brain (n): 1- 脑

Original:

People in the town road.
On my way to Shanghai from my hometown, it was really interested.I had not book the back ticket when i decided back my hometown before,because I didn’t decide back home in the national day and I didn’t book them online in advance. It’s really difficult to book the high-speed rail tickets , I tried book it online two days ago, but it’s not working.All tickets was booked , I always hoped “Maybe someone will be returning the ticket ” A friend of my,she helped me booed the back high-speed rail ticket, I must pay her more money than the railway station,because they helped u to got the ticket.
Even she helped me to book the ticket, but it was not direct SH from my hometown, I must be transfer train back to SH from NJ, I must spend an hour in NJ station .
When i arrived in SH, almost at 9 o’clock at the night. I was afraid of waste too much time to waiting for the taxi , so i booked the taxi in advance, I usually calling the taxi driver when i need the taxi to the airport or railway station, they will help you saving your time

Edited:

Problems on the Road

On my way back to Shanghai from my hometown this past holiday, I encountered some problems. I had not booked the return ticket in advance, because I hadn’t decided wether or not I wanted to go back home for the national day. It’s really difficult to book high-speed rail tickets. I tried to book them online two days ago, but it was not working. All tickets were booked, but I hoped someone would return theirs.

In the end, a friend of mine helped me book them. I just had to pay her some service fee on top on what I would pay at the railway station.
Even though she helped me to book the tickets, it was not a direct train to SH from my hometown. I had to transfer to a different train in Nanjing, and had to spend an hour at NJ station .
When I arrived in SH, it was almost 9 o’clock in the evening. I was afraid of wasting too much time waiting for a taxi , so I booked one in advance. I usually call a taxi driver I know when I need a taxi to the airport or the railway station, because that helps save time.

Grammar

In my hometown the same age as me almost get married. – In my hometown most people my age have already gotten married or are planning to do so soon.

Twice of a year. – Twice a year.

You have your self things to do. – You have your own things to do.

Pronunciation

Finance: /ˈfaɪ.næns/

Financial: /faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/

Surgery: /ˈsɝː.dʒər.i/

Surgeon: /ˈsɝː.dʒən/

World: /wɝːld/

Pork: /pɔːrk/