Online Class Notes (Raph) [S]

Vocabulary

Spoil (v): 1- When food spoils or is spoiled, it is no longer good enough to eat.
E.g.: The dessert will spoil if you don’t keep it in the fridge.

Leverage (n/v): 1- power to influence people and get the results you want. 2- to use something that you already have in order to achieve something new or better.
E.g.: If the United States had more troops in the area, it would have greater leverage.
E.g.: The fact he was willing to spend a lot of money gave him a lot of leverage in the negotiation.
E.g.: We can gain a market advantage by leveraging our network of partners.
E.g.: He was able to leverage the situation to his advantage.

Pedestrian (n): 1- a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go.
E.g.: A few pedestrians sheltered from the rain in doorways.
E.g.: The death rate for pedestrians hit by cars is unacceptably high.

Certificate (n): 1- the qualification that you receive when you are successful in an exam.
E.g.: She has a certificate in Drama Education.

Phobia (n): 1- a type of anxiety disorder (= a mental illness that makes someone very worried and affects their life) that involves an extreme fear of something.
E.g.: She refused the injection because she had a phobia about needles.
E.g.: He has no real desire to travel and suffers from a phobia of flying.
E.g.: For someone with social phobia, a conversation with a neighbor can cause a lot of anxiety.

Claustrophobia (n): 1- fear of being in closed spaces. 2- 幽闭恐惧症. (Adj: Claustrophobic)
E.g.: He suffers from claustrophobia so he never travels on underground trains.
E.g.: I feel claustrophobic in an elevator.

Original:

I’ve been Malaysia for 3 days and in these 3 days I think Malaysians and Chinese are much similar. Many Malaysians have Chinese roots and they can speak Chinese and their food and the way they cook food are much similar. So even my grandparents they can used to the food. Many Malaysians are very kind. Some of them can’t speak Chinese, but they try to use some simple Chinese words to explain what they think, or show our the way to the restaurant, or to the scenery. For the cities, I think the city of Malaysia is different from China. The traffic lights and the sidewalk are rare here, so it’s unfriendly and a little bit dangerous for people.

Edited:

I’ve been in Malaysia for 3 days and in these 3 days I came to the conclusion that / realized that Malaysian and Chinese people are very similar. Many Malaysians have Chinese roots and they can speak Chinese. Their food and the way they cook are also similar, so even my grandparents have been able to get used to the food. Many Malaysians are very kind. Some of them can’t speak Chinese, but they try to use some simple Chinese words to explain what they think, or show us the way to a restaurant, to the sights / or give us directions. When it comes to the cities, I think Malaysia is different from China. Traffic lights and the sidewalks are rare here, so the streets are not pedestrian-friendly and a little bit dangerous.

Grammar

We are going to snorkeling – We are going snorkeling.

Snorkeling is much safer than diving deep. – Snorkeling is much safer than scuba diving.

Oxygen bottle – Oxygen tank

Pronunciation

Claustrophobia: /ˌklɑː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ /klos-tra-‘fou-bi-a/

Claustrophobic:  /ˌklɔ·strəˈfoʊ·bɪk//klos-trə-‘fou-bik/

Pedestrian: /pəˈdes.tri.ən/