Online Class Notes (Nicholas)(S)

You could write a fictional about a sociopath….

Or

Something simple about feeling guilty – do you think it’s good and healthy to feel guilty?

Vocabulary

internal / internally – inside

external / externally – outside

in = in

ex = out

“if that’s the case…”/ if this is true then I think this…

“stretch the truth” / to tell the truth but make it sound better

sociopaths – a mental disorder or mental illness – a person cannot feel feelings of guilt

e.g. So sociopaths never feel feeling of guilt, regret, sadness over things that they have done — even if they are terrible things.

ruminate – 反思性 – to think about deeply over and over again

e.g. I read a great book and I ruminated upon its ideas for over a week.

lead paint – 导致 – 含铅涂料

e.g. Lead paint is dangerous for children if they inhale the smell or eat the paint chips! It can kill you!

pure – 纯

e.g. To be honest, is to keep pure heart and mind.

establishing healthy boundaries – setting up lines that other people cannot cross – setting rules for yourself to protect yourself

e.g. Sometimes co-workers will message you after 9 PM and they expect a response, I won’t give them one, because for me that’s a boundary — I keep some time for myself.

Grammar

I think that’s worth / I think it’s worth it

we use only 10 – 15% brain / we only use 10-15% of our brain

they are a little afraid of me

Original

10 years ago I was thinking about life in the work like I can’t be honest, I must speak the truth everyday because that’s good for myself, but for now, I think I am a liar sometimes; and 10 years ago I really hate the – you know because I think they hurt the animals but today when I grown up sometimes I will choose to kill some animals to keep myself alive. I think maybe the society changes me.

Corrected

10 years ago I was thinking about life in my work like for example I couldn’t be honest, I felt that I must / had to speak the truth everyday because that’s good for me, but for now, I think I am a liar sometimes; and 10 years ago I really hated this thought – you know because I think they hurt the animals but today since  I have grown up sometimes I will choose to kill some animals to keep myself alive. I think maybe the society has changed me.

For “what if situations”

will = would do

Original

If the truth will hurt me I will tell lies to protect myself – and if the truth is not hurt me but will hurt another person very badly then I will tell lies to – and if the truth is OK it is not very bad news or something then I will tell the truth; like my grandfather he’s concerned about her health recently and he’s like 87, he always tells me like I will die tomorrow, and I will tell him “no you can live a life 200 years old” so that’s not the truth for him, but it’s the good word.

Corrected

If the truth will hurt me I will tell lies to protect myself – and if the truth doesn’tt hurt me but will hurt another person very badly then I will tell lies to / then I would also lie– and if the truth is OK it is not very bad news or something then I will / would tell the truth; like my grandfather he’s concerned about his health recently and he’s like 87, he always tells me like I will die tomorrow, and I will tell him “no you can live a life to 200 years old” so that’s not the truth for him, but it’s a good thought / a good thing to say even if it’s a lie.

Original

I want to keep myself like this – like now after 5 years – I don’t want to be more evil – for now I try to speak but I try to honest to everyone if I can – and you know I don’t like bluffing but it’s a strategy in business – that’s seems very hard for me, but in my heart, my heart tells me know don’t do that because I need to learn that to get a raise, because if I can bluffing than I can be a sales, and sales always earn more money. So I hope in the next 5 years I can learn bluffing, but still keep my mind and good heart.

Corrected

I want to keep myself like this – like now after 5 years – I don’t want to become more evil – for now I try to speak the truth but I try to be honest with everyone if I can – and you know I don’t like bluffing but it’s a strategy in business – that’s seems very hard for me, but in my heart, my heart tells me no don’t do that but I need to learn this skilll to get a raise, because if I can bluff then I can be a sales person, and sales people always earn more money. So I hope in the next 5 years I can learn bluffing, but still keep my mind and my heart good / [pure].