Online Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Layover (n): 1- a short stay in a place that you make while you are on a longer journey to somewhere else.
E.g.: We had a four-hour layover in Chicago.

Jet lag (n): 1- the feeling of tiredness and confusion that people experience after making a long journey by plane to a place where the time is different from the place they left.
E.g.: Every time I fly to the States, I get really bad jet lag.

Subtle (adj): 1- not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way. 2- small but important.
E.g.: The room was painted a subtle shade of pink.
E.g.: The movie’s message is too subtle to be understood by young children.
E.g.: There is a subtle difference between these two plans.

Martial Art (n): 1-  a sport that is a traditional Asian form of fighting or defending yourself.
E.g.: Kung fu and karate are martial arts.

Atheist (n): 1- someone who does not believe in any God or gods.
E.g.: As an atheist, I do not accept this religious argument.
E.g.: He had never met an atheist.

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (n): 1- 巴西柔術

Muai Thai (n): 1- 泰拳

Judo (n): 1- 柔道

Buddhism (n): 1- 佛教

Buddhist (adj): 1- 佛教徒

Christianity (n): 1- 基督教

Christian (adj): 1- 基督徒

Catholicism (n): 1- 天主教

Catholic (adj): 1- 天主教徒

Judaism (n): 1- 猶太教

Jewish (adj): 1– 猶太教

Confucius (n): 1- 孔子

Confucian (adj): 1- 儒家

Confucianism (n): 1- 儒家思想

Grammar

I haven’t go to Brazil. – I haven’t been to Brazil.

Is there a straight flight there? – Is there a direct flight there?

In the past days… – In the past…