VIP Class Notes (Raph)[S]

Vocabulary

Diagnose (n/v): 1- to recognize and name the exact character of a disease or a problem, by examining it.
E.g.: The specialist diagnosed cancer.
E.g.: His condition was diagnosed as some type of blood disorder.
E.g.: She was diagnosed with/as having diabetes.

Psychotherapy / Therapy (n): 1- the treatment of mental illness by discussing someone’s problems with them, instead of using drugs or operations.
E.g.: Psychotherapy was very important to  help him overcome depression.

Symptom (n): 1- any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a particular disease.
E.g.: The symptoms include fever, physical pain, and vomiting.
E.g.: He’s complaining of all the usual flu symptoms – a high temperature, headache, and so on.

Pay off (v): 1-  If something you have done pays off, it is successful.
E.g.: All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam.

Delegate (v): 1- to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you:
E.g.: As a boss you have to delegate (responsibilities to your staff).

Stuff (n): 1- things that someone says or does, when you are referring to them in a general way without saying exactly what they are. 2- informal someone’s possessions or things that they take somewhere with them:
E.g.: All that stuff she has been saying about Lee is just not true.
E.g.: We did some really interesting stuff today.
E.g.: I have to go now – I’ve got stuff to do.
E.g.: I’ve read all her books – I really like her stuff.
E.g.: We’ll have to carry all our camping stuff.
E.g.: Do you want help bringing your stuff in from the van?
E.g.: We can’t move to a smaller place – we’ve got too much stuff.

ADHD (n): 1- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Neurology (n): 1- 神经内科

Psychiatry (n): 1- 精神病学

Psychology (n): 1- 心理学

Original:

On April 29th, my mother, my friend, and I we went to Wuxi by high-speed train. From Hongqiao Station to Wuxi East Station it took 26 minutes. I took off the train we took taxi to Nianhua Wan. It took over one hour. Far away from Wuxi Station. My son didn’t like seeing flowers, grass, natural sight. He color the doll we waited him about one hour. When he complained he spend some time with us . He liked take a boat on the lake, because on the boat he can see beautiful sight. My phone was no power, and I didn’t take some pictures, and he was not happy.

Edited:

On April 29th, my mother, my son, and I went to Wuxi by high-speed train.It took 26 minutes for us to go from Hongqiao Station to Wuxi East Station. From there, we took  a taxi to Nianhua Wan. It is far away from Wuxi East Station, so it took us over one hour to get there.

My son didn’t like seeing flowers, grass, and natural sights, so we took him for painting / decorating a doll, which took about one hour. He complained about spending some time with us, because we were interested in things he thought were boring. But he liked it when we took a boat on the lake, because from it he could see beautiful sights. My phone had no power / no battery / was dead, and I didn’t take any pictures, so he was not happy about that.

Grammar

Before one month – One month ago

My father went back Harbin. – My father went back to Harbin.

My son hopes I take him go home after school. – My son wants me to take him home after school. / My son likes me to pick him up after school

Pronunciation

Diagnose: /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊz/

Psychologist: /saɪˈkɑː.lə.dʒɪst/

Psychotherapy: /ˌsaɪ.koʊˈθer.ə.pi/

Psychiatry: /saɪˈkaɪə.tri/

Month: /mʌnθ/

Gun: /ɡʌn/

Fortunately: /ˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət.li/