Online Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

self-isolation (noun): 隔离
ie. When I came back to SH in February, I had to stay in self-isolation/subject myself to self-isolation for 2 weeks before I went to the office.
ie. When I came back to SH in February, I had to self-isolate for 2 weeks before I went to the office.

quarantine: sounds more serious than self-isolation, for confirmed cases
ie. Those persons who come from a cruise will be in quarantine at a specific hotel for two weeks.
ie. The best way to deal with a virus is quarantine.

pretentious：炫耀的; 虚夸的; 自命不凡的
ie. He is too pretentious to admit that he lost the match.
ie. DT is the most pretentious president America has ever had.

self-conscious: 不安的 cares a lot about what others think
ie. When the virus came, I became very self-conscious because I traveled to Hubei recently.

smug: 沾沾自喜的; 自鸣得意的
ie. Don’t be so smug- maybe you will lose too.

Grammar

– When using comparisons, make sure item A and item B are in the exact form
ie.

I think for the news both in China and in America is different. What we think about DT is totally different than America’s.
I think the news in China is different from that in America./news in China differs from that in America. What we think about DT is totally different than what they think of him in America./Opinions of DT differs in China and in America.

He just say what he want to say and don’t care about what people will say and if it is correct. I think for my opinion, he don’t care what the other person think about him.
He just says what he wants to say and doesn’t care about his credibility and what others say about him. I think in my opinion, he doesn’t care what the other people think about him.