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…
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