Online Class Notes (Lily)

Pronunciation

average= ah vrage

Grammar

before + ing
after +ing
ex: after talking to him, I felt better
ex: Before talking to him, I was very worried

Vocabulary

1. ALS= 渐冻症
ex: her grandmother has ALS.

2. genetic= 遗传的
ex: we don’t know if the disease is genetic.

3. dye= change her hair color
ex: I want to dye my hair.

4. your hard work paid off= 你的努力值了
ex: you finally got in the university! Your hard work paid off! 

5. encourage (verb)= 鼓励
encouragement( noun)
ex: we encouraged her to study hard.

6. commute= 出行
ex: how long does it take her to commute?
ex: it’s a torture to commute everyday in rush-hour traffics.

7. torture (verb/ noun)= 折磨
ex: it was a torture for her to hear the news.

8. keep up= 跟得上
ex: the kids nowadays must keep up with the new technologies.

9. suicide= kill themselves
ex: lots of teenagers suicide due to online classes.

10. height (noun)= 身高
ex: the average height is 168cm for teenagers.

11. estimate(verb)= 估计 估算
estimation (noun)
overestimate/ underestimate= 高估／低估
ex: your daughter underestimated her ability, she could do really well.

12. rough= 大概的
roughly
ex: I will see you at roughly 2 o’clock.
ex: i need a tough estimation for the budget.