Online Class Notes (Nicholas)

effect – noun
effective – adj
e.g. My mother was a positive effect in my life.
e.g. The medicine had a great effect on me!

affect – verb
e.g. I was affected by the loud noises.
e.g. The loud noises affected me.
e.g. How does destiny affect our life?

Vocabulary

destiny / fate – 命运

devil’s advocate – 唱反调的人 – I agree with you, but I will pretend to disagree with you, so that I can learn more about your ideas
e.g. I am playing devil’s advocate.

Buddhism – 佛教
e.g. I don’t totally believe in Buddhism. I am not a Buddhist.

assertive – 自信
e.g. In the future, be more assertive and I ask directly.

we are not the blood family – [we are not related by blood]

Grammar

it was true yesterday and is still true today
A lot of westerner people didn’t believe the destiny or fate
A lot of western people don’t believe in destiny

believe + in
I believe in something
my father doesn’t believe the destiny
my father doesn’t believe in destiny

right communicate way with them
find the right way to communicate with them
have healthier communication with them 

I used to – doesn’t believe it
I used to believe it but I don’t anymore

change over time
with time goes by
as time went by my thoughts changed
with I grow up 
as I ‘ve grown up

I went through a period where I didn’t believe in destiny
I went through a time where I didn’t believe in destiny

she is still doing it – she didn’t just do it once
it was true yesterday and is still true today
she didn’t care about a lot of things
she doesn’t care about a lot of things

we only have so much patience
sometimes my patience is low
sometimes I am at the end of my patience
I am at my wit’s end
I am a patient person
I have a patience

doesn’t like the children same old as him
doesn’t like children the same age as him

Put stories in past tense
we talk about the food – talked
we just say – said
but he know – knew
then I go into the room – went

your son didn’t know what you would do
but he afraid – but he was afraid we would reject his suggestion

he know I know him well – he knew I know him too well
you are a kid

after I graduate from university
after I graduated from university

Pronunciation

herd – heard
think-ed – thought