VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Vocabulary

closet – 衣柜
i.e. My cat likes to jump on my closet.

make sense – is easy to understand
i.e. This theory makes sense.

common sense – 常识
i.e Everyone should have common sense.

keep up with sth. – 跟上。。。的进度
i.e. It is hard for me to keep up with the teacher.

assignment – 作业
i.e. I have to finish my english assignment.

preparation – 准备
i.e. We have to do preparation for the event = We have to prepare for the event.

right here – 就在这里

county – 镇

downtown – 市中心

buck – dollar

dutch – 荷兰的/荷兰人

generous – 慷慨的
i.e. She is very generous.

alumni – 校友
i.e. I am an alumni of the University of Illinois.

expect – 期望
i.e. I do not expect you to understand.

criticize – 批评
i.e. She criticized me about my assignment.

criticized – 被批评的
i.e. This movie was badly criticized by fans.

bother – 打扰
i.e. I’m sorry to bother you.

bother to do sth.
i.e. I don’t bother to say hi to him.

take sth. seriously – 把。。。当回事
i.e. I do not take him seriously.

I see what you mean – 我明白你说的意思

lecture – 讲座

don’t like sth. one bit – 一点儿都不喜欢
i.e. I don’t like pizza one bit.

sneak out – 偷偷跑出去
i.e. She sneaks out every night to see her boyfriend.

despite – 尽管
i.e. I still want to eat chocolate despite my health problem.

a certain kind of sth. – 某一种

keep in mind – 记住
i.e. Keep in mind that you are still a student.

whatsoever – 丝毫
i.e. I have no feelings for him whatsoever.

upcoming – 即将到来的
i.e. Mulan is an upcoming movie.

restriction – 禁令
i.e. There is a restriction on cellphone use in class.

upset – sad or angry
i.e. I was upset because I saw a bug.

particular – 特指的，特定的
i.e. I want this particular burger.

way more than …..

circumstance – situation
i.e. In another circumstance, I would not have agreed to this contract.