Online Class Notes (Li)

Homework

What sort of behaviour do you find unacceptable? Have you seen someone do it in public? How did you react to it?

Vocabulary

perspective: a way of considering something 角度,观点,想法

eg. The writer presents a fresh perspective to the subject.

eg. Which perspective do you identify with?

it’s unfair/unequal

get away with sth: to successfully avoid getting punished for doing something

eg. Although she was arrested, she got away with it because of her family’s influence.

eg. He learnt how to get away with paying transportation fees.

CCTV cameras/security cameras

sth-related: tied to something

eg. money-related/COVID-19 related/drug-related

eg. People should keep up- to date with the latest coronavirus-related information.

they have no other ways to communicate with the leaders/no access to the leaders/influential people

dialect: 方言

eg. There are many dialects in China.

draw the line: to set a limit at something 底线

eg. I don’t mind if you make a mess at home, but leaving dirty dishes in the sink is where I draw the line!

admire: to look up to sbd or sth 欣赏;羡慕

eg. I admired soldiers when I was young.

eg. Everyone admired her ability to play the violin.

eg. She has a secret-admirer in the office.

Grammar

I came back to my hometown – I went back to my hometown

I’m married at my husband – I’m married to my husband

came back (come) vs. went back (go)

I went back to the office. (from where you are to B)

I came back from my hometown. (from B to where you are)