F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

a Saying – something that many people often say and think of as true.

eg: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Chinese Saying – eg: There’s a saying in Chinese, er ting wei xu yan jian wei shi, it means… we shouldn’t judge something from hearsay, we should judge it on what we have seen.

Slang words – li yu, changed and stylistic meaning of a word

hot – attractive and sexy

cool – relaxed and calm, confident

Chinese Slang – eg: Gun, is Chinese slang, it means go away. Literally it means roll.

Idiom /phrase – a phrase that has new and creative meaning

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

Heads up – a warning that something is coming toward you.

eg: Heads up! Wow that basketball almost hit you in the face.

eg: Just wanna give you a heads up, there’s a very important e-mail from the leadership. Make sure you reply to it.

Expressions: – the most common, seems like normal phrases

I’m starving – dying of hunger

a window of time – the opportunity you have to do something, that is only there for a short time.

eg: We have a 2 hour window to call the branch and cancel the order.

Literally – the original meaning of a word

eg: I’m starving, not literally dying, I’m just really hungry.

Figuratively – the new meaning or creative meaning of the word