Online Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

omen: something that is considered to be a sign of how a future event will take place 预兆,征兆

eg. Many people believe that a broken mirror is an omen of bad luck.

nightmare: a frightening dream

recur: to happen many times or to happen again 反复出现;再次发生

eg. The same ideas recur throughout her books.

eg. Lately I have been having recurring dreams.

scratch card: 刮刮乐

dreamed – US

dreamt – UK

Grammar

healthy problems – health problems

a 箱 of noodles – a box of noodles

open AC – turn on AC

Speaking exercise

When I was young, I would record my dreams last night. I can’t, but when you write down some details you can remember more and more. Sometimes, when you wake up you would remember a part of them so I would record them and I would remember more.

If you imagine you lose your teeth, something will happen to your older relatives. Once I dreamed about that and my grandmother had cancer of her nose. When you dream about poo poo, you will be rich. Sometimes, I dream that I will buy some tickets and win a prize.

I have that kind of experience when I am doing something and it happens. It’s a normal situation where I talk to somebody and I dream of you with the same topic.

Revised:

When I was young, I would record my dreams from the night before/the previous night. I can’t remember, but when you write down some details you will start to remember more and more details. Sometimes, when you wake up you would remember a part of your dreams so I would record them and recall more details. 

If you dreamt of you losing your teeth, something will happen to your older relatives. Once I dreamed about that and my grandmother had nose cancer. There is a saying that when you dream about poo poo, you will become rich. Sometimes, I dream that I will buy some lottery tickets and win a prize.

I have that kind/sort of experience when I am doing something and it happens in real life/reality. It’s a normal situation where I have talked to somebody and I dream of the same situation.