VIP Class Notes (Nicholas) [S/W]

What is a good way to overcome / conquer a fear? If you are afraid of something, what can you do to not be afraid anymore.

Original

A study found that doctors gave better care in the morning. After researching patients who assigned to cancer screening，they found that doctors ordered screenings were much higher in the morning than in late afternoon. What makes the reducation？ Decision Fatigue. The longer doctors work, the more it affects. I understand how tough doctors are，but it’s very irresponsible for patients.

Corrected

A study found that doctors gave / provided  better care in the morning. After researching patients who were assigned a cancer screening，they found that doctors who ordered screenings were much higher in the morning than in late afternoon. What caused this reducation？ Decision Fatigue. The longer doctors work, the more it affects them. I understand how tough doctors are，but it’s very irresponsible for their patients.

Original

I’m fear of dark when I was young my mom and my dad were very busy they came home / they got home very late so I had to sleep by my own from that I’m a little bit fear of the dark. Even not scary movies, the normal movies when the screen comes dark, I’m afraid.

Corrected 

I was afraid of the dark when I was young, my mom and my dad were very busy and they came home / they got home very late so I had to sleep by myself from that / and from that experience / and because of that I’m a little bit fearful of the dark. I’m afraid of all movies — even movies that aren’t scary, the normal movies when the screen becomes dark, I get afraid.

Original

I can take a plane the heights im ok but when I went to AUS there is a game just jumping down , at first when I climbing the ladders I don’t feel very scared but when I standed beside the platform it’s really scared, even I have many safety equipment, I can’t walk a step. I just closed my eyes and jump, it’s really cool, when I falling I felt, I can forget everything, I feel myself and I love my life more.

Corrected

I can take a plane so Im OK with heights but when I went to AUS there was a game where you just jumped down , at first when I climbed the ladders I didn’t feel very scared but when I stood beside the platform it was really scary / I was really scared, even though I have safety equipment, I couldn’t walk a step. I just closed my eyes and jumped, it was really cool, when I was falling / as I was falling I felt, I could forget everything, I felt myself and I loved my life more.

Vocabulary

“I didn’t let it bring me down”

recurring / recur – to happen again and again
recurring theme – an idea that happens again and again

the yearly card – season pass
e.g. I bought a Disney season pass.

fear – 恐惧 – noun
e.g. I have many fears.
e.g Most babies have a fear of loud noises

evil – 邪恶
e.g. The movie was about an evil, scary house.

overcome (克服)  the fear – conquer (征服) your fear

gangster – 匪徒

rollercoaster – 过山车

I did something difficult that maybe I didn’t want to do – [I went through with it]
e.g. I hate rollercoasters but I want through with it anyway.

such a shame – that’s sad

dementia – 痴呆
e.g. My grandfather is struggling with/ through dementia right now.

Grammar

I am affected by something
I was affected by my mother when I was young

I get = I become
I saw the monster and I got scared
If I see monsters, I get scared
I saw the monster and I became scared
If I see monster I become scared

someone on the metro sneezed and because of that I got sick
someone on the metro sneezed and from that I got sick
I got sick from thatI got hot even though I didn’t take the metro

when I was falling
as I was falling
I was texting as I was having a English lesson
when I was having an English lesson, I was texting

it’s a shame that the house caused an argument
it’s sad that the house cause an argument