VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S/W]

Your worst vacation exp/ your least favorite city

Read something in Eng about where you want to go next.

Vocabulary

dreary: 沉闷的; 枯燥无味的;令人沮丧的
ie. Rainy days make me feel dreary.
ie. My whole has been dreary before I met you/meeting you; you light up my day./you make my day.

initiative: (n) 主动性; 积极性; 自发性;
ie. You doing homework by yourself shows (your) initiative.

endure: (v) ren shou (n) endurance
ie. I have been enduring my boss’s complaining/complaints/bad comments for 5 years.
ie. The athletes had to go through endurance training before the Olympics.

capability (v): neng li (for work) (adj) capable
ie. She’s capable employee so you should hire her.
ie. Her capability makes her a good hire. (n)

trembling: shaking
ie. Your mouth trembles when you try to pronounce certain words.
ie. I keep trembling when I speak English/can’t stop myself from trembling when …/I can’t help it but tremble …

(Everybody but her came to the party.)

core: zhong xin
ie. At the core of this issue, we need to decide whether you want to get married at all.

satisfy: man zu (n) satisfaction
ie. Their customer satisfaction rating is very low.

delicacy: jia yao, esp. for international

cuisine:(通常指昂贵的饭店中的) 饭菜

delicate: weak, soft
ie. She is like a delicate flower.

Grammar

impress (v)
ie. Her fluent Japanese impressed(v) me.
ie. She left me an impression(n) with her fluent Japanese.
ie. Her fluent Japanese was impressive. (adj)
ie. I was impressed by(v passive voice) her fluent Japanese.

Tell me about your favorite city.
My favorite city is Hawaii. There is a beautiful sea and modern shopping plazas. The place can make me happy to go shopping and have a relax on the beach. There are many delicious foods, such as Japanese food and Chinese food. I can drive myself from Southland to Northland. I can eat many foods on my trip.

My favorite city is Hawaii, where I went for vacation two years ago. There is beautiful seaside scenery/ is an amazing ocean view as well as modern shopping plazas, so the place can satisfy all my needs, from going shopping to relaxing on the beach. There are many delicious delicacies from all over the world, such as Japanese and Chinese cuisine. It’s easy for me to try many different delicacies/restaurants because traveling around is easy in Hawaii; I can drive myself from Southland to Northland.

abandon 
She abandoned her child.
Her child must deal with abandonment issues.

abdomen
I have a lot of fat in my abdomen.

abide V. – follow, uphold
1. Abide by sth
You’ll have to abide by the rules of the club.

Ability
I really appreciate her capability.
Her ability to speak Japanese fluently impressed me.

Able
I am able to do this work.
I think that maybe I won’t be able to come back/return by Thursday./on Thursday./before Thursday.

Abnormal
His behavior is abnormal.
His absence is abnormal (adj)/an abnormality. (n)

Aboard (adv)
We went aboard the airplane.
He was already aboard./He already boarded. (v)

Abolish
He abolished the death penalty.他废除了死刑

an abundance of 丰富的、大量的
There’s an abundance of fish in the lake.

Above
The book above the table is mine.
Temperatures have been above average.

Abroad
She worked abroad for a year.

Abrupt – sudden, not gentle
She was very abrupt with me in our meeting.在我们会面时，她非常说话非常生硬。
The car came to an abrupt stop./The car stopped abruptly.
An abrupt manner唐突的举止

Absence
we had to make changes to our trip because of her absence.

Absent
She is always absent for work. (absent from + place)

Absolute adj.
The laws of physics were absolute.物理定义是不容置疑的。
It’s not useful to/for me at all./It’s absolutely no use to me.
It’s an absolute(adj) waste(n) of time./You’re absolutely wasting your time.

Absorb
Plants absorb oxygen.植物吸收氧气
The sponge(haimian) is really absorbent (adj).
People need to absorb lots of energy for daily activities.

Abstract
Your example sentence is so abstract that I can’t catch up with you./too abstract for me to understand.

Pronunciation

issues

initiative

ability – abilitee