F2F Class Notes (Raph)[W]

Homework

Write a paragraph

Vocabulary

Communism (n): 1- the belief in a society without different social classes in which the methods of production are owned and controlled by all its members and everyone works as much as they can and receives what they need. (adj: Communist)
E.g.; Karl Marx was the creator of the theory of communism.
E.g.: The Chinese Communist Party has been in power since the foundation of the PRC, in October 1949.

Nature (n)all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather, the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, and growth.
E.g.: Her love of nature is what motivated her choice to become a biologist (生物学家).

Natural (adj)s found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people.
E.g.: People say that breast-feeding is better than bottle-feeding because it’s more natural.
E.g.: He died from natural causes (= because he was old or ill).
E.g.: Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters.

Science(knowledge from) the careful study of the structure and behavior of the physical world, especially by watching, measuring, and doing experiments, and the development of theories to describe the results of these activities. 2- 科学
E.g.: My favorite subject in school was always science.
E.g.: Space travel is one of the wonders of modern science.

Dwarf (n): 1- a person who is much smaller than the usual size. 2- in stories for children, a creature like a little man with magical powers. 3- 矮人
E.g.: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Dwarf  Planet (n): 1- 矮行星
E.g.: Pluto is a dwarf planet.

Mercury (n): 1- 
Venus (n): 1- 金星
Earth (n): 1- 地球
Mars (n): 1- 火星
Jupiter (n): 1- 木星
Saturn (n): 1- 土星
Uranus (n): 1- 天王星
Neptune (n): 1- 海王星
Pluto (n): 1- 冥王星

Reading

Original:

During Chinese New Year, all people will celebrate this fantastic holiday in China.
In my hometown, three days before lunar new year, every family will pasting spring couplets on the doors and windows. Mothers will buy new clothes for their children and fathers will buy some gift for their parents.
The most important event is the housewife will preparing many many food for family to eat during new year. long time ago, in the past new year of China, people are so poor because of the war, the new china building, so people prepare the best food to eat in the new year, some times they just have a little meat for a whole family.
But now thanks for our government leaders, our life changes better and better. We didn’t worry about we have no food tomorrow. We just thinking about which one I prefer to eat.

Edited:

During Chinese New Year, all people will celebrate this fantastic holiday in China.
In my hometown, three days before the lunar new year, every family will put spring couplets on the doors and windows. Mothers will buy new clothes for their children and fathers will buy some gifts for their parents.
The most important part of the festival is the huge amount of food that housewives prepare for the family to eat. long time ago, people were very poor because of the wars and the communist revolution, so they prepared the best food to eat in the new year. Sometimes they would only have a little bit of meat for a whole family. But now, thanks to our government leaders, our lives have been getting better and better. We don’t need to worry about wether or not we will have food tomorrow. We just need to think about which one we prefer to eat.

Pronunciation

Couplet: /ˈkʌp.lət/

Communism: /ˈkɑː.m.jə.nɪ.zəm/

Nature: /ˈneɪ.tʃɚ/

Natural: /ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/

Dwarf: /dwɔːrf/