VIP Class Notes (Ally) [S / R]

Vocabulary

original:原创
ie. I write original(adj) articles on wechat.
ie. We value originality(noun) at this company.
ie. The origin(原始地) of the disease is not Wuhan.

greedy: 贪心
ie. It’s greedy to eat both hamburgers and sausages.

diet: 饮食 all the different food that we eat everyday

beneficial: 有益处的
ie. Eating lots of green veges is beneficial to your diet.

fuss:
ie. What’s all the fuss(noun) down here?
ie. She fusses a lot with her hair.

commute:go to (almost always)work/通勤
ie. I have to commute an hour to work.

conversing(verb):聊天 talking chatting
ie. We have been conversing a lot via wechat.
ie. We have been having lots of conversations on wechat.

via: by(email , phone …)
ie. We had a meeting via tele-conferencing.

acknowledge: notice 告示
ie. We acknowledge the importance of wearing masks.

notable: 值得注意的 值得被记下的(note)
ie. His notable appearance in the movie was for free.
ie. This is a notable science breakthrough.

differ: 不同
ie. We differ in this matter.
ie. We differ in our opinions of this movie.

Grammar

when do we use “the”:
I saw a beautiful bag the other day. But I didn’t buy it because the bag costs 30000 yuan.
I saw an old lady on the streets. The lady was begging for money.
The WHO

go on a diet: 节食
I’m on a diet; I should go on a diet because I gained 10 lbs.
Eating at midnight is not a good habit./Instant noodles is not a good part of diet.

I have been looking for a job – I started looking some time ago, and I’m still looking.
I had been looking for a job – I started looking some time ago, and I’ve stopped.(maybe found a job or decided to stay at home and play)

I loved her.: 1 I stopped loving her. 2 She died
She was a daughter/she was a university student: she died.

M is a big baby. – M is always/usually a big baby.
M is being a big baby. – M is a baby now/today.

As though = as if = 就像是

Speaking exercise

I write the article on wechat (public account).
I write articles on wechat official account.

The articles are about what is good for our health./what kinds of food are healthy./what goes into a good healthy diet.

I know what is good for healthy to eat.
I know what is good for our health/I know what is healthy to eat.

I think it’s good for me because I’ve done this work for almost 4 years.
I think I’m good at my job because I have been doing this work for almost 4 years.

Reading

It’s good to talk’, so some people say. When I commute into London, there are certainly plenty of people conversing on their mobile phones – sometimes too loudly – discussing and sharing personal details with a friend. For me, it’s strange that they talk as though the person is sitting next to them, when they don’t even acknowledge the person who is actually sitting beside them.

Many of us spend part of each day surrounded by strangers, whether on our daily commute, or sitting in a park or a cafe. But most of them remain just that – strangers. However, new evidence has shown that plucking up the courage to strike up a conversation might be good for our health.

Pronunciation

anime:ani-may

he’s his hess has

leave live

apple ally

enemy

be careful of the small “i”s

plane