2 Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

20 something:  20-30
ie. She is 20-something/She’s in her 20’s

midlife crisis

license

govt subsidy: bu tie

determined/determination:  Jian ding de

pursue further studies/education

realize/fulfill my dream

sense of fulfillment

docile – wen shun de

ban/forbid/prohibit – jin zhi

accompaniment – n

company – keep somebody company

playful/lively

inspire someone to do sth

gave me the inspiration

good: amazing/incredible/wonderful/marvelous/blissful/joyful/fantastic/satisfying

bad: upsetting/sucky/sucks/disappointing/terrible/horrible

SVO, which SVO

enlighten – qi fa

broaden one’s horizon – 拓展视野

demonstrate: 展示

sense of belonging

nostalgia：怀旧 恋旧

show： illustrate/symbolize/demonstrate/indicate

interpretation：解释
ie my interpretation is 。。。

extrovert。introvert： 外向 内向

equivalent：相同的东西

facilitate：make something easier

e-commerce/e-business

online transaction/make a transaction

robbery/theft：stealing （n）

fraud/scam：诈骗

bribery/bribe：行贿

rape：qj

juvenile crime

suspect/suspicious

raise awareness

violence tendency：倾向

relatively：相对的

well-off：rich

decent/upstanding/righteous： 正派的

integrity: zheng zhi (n)
ie. He has a lot of integrity.

You name it – 你能想到的 都有

foreign：adj

linked with/associated with

origin/originate：起源
ie. Paper technology originated in China
ie. The origin of paper technology is China.

dates back to: 追溯到

shocking/surprising

cheer me up/motivate me/drives me to …

hang out: 闲逛

metropolis：大都市

As someone who doesn’t like to…
As a modern city…

suitable

some would say

career/career path

job satisfaction

vague: unclear

consider something carefully/give much thought to
ie. I’ve never given much thought to. ..

job-hunting/apartment-hunting

To be specific: For example

cultural diversity

diverse(Adj): many different kinds of

I guess

elements: 元素

first and foremost

pass on: give to your child

pass from generation to generation

decade: 10 years

My father -> job

Harry Potter

the noisiest place I want to talk about/can think of is my parent’s office, which is a TV station in SH.
story- noisy – reason

Strangest place
story – people – discussion

I went swimming in the city centre hotel is the most make me impression.
story

the one that gave me the deepest impression is the wooden chair…

Environmental protection is a popular concept nowadays. Due to the pressure of population and our technology, the biophysical environment is being degraded perhaps permanently. This has been widely recognized, and governments are beginning to place restraints on activities that … 

Many people believe that countries should produce food for all population and import food as little as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

TS: countries should produce and import

We live in an age of high development of agriculture and industry, and with the political changes in the world, some people believed that countries and governments should produce enough food for their own people instead of relying on imports. But countries producing their own food may not be sufficient at all, and other solutions should be considered at the same time.

The supporters think that the countries should produce food for all population might because can have less pollution on the Earth. From the pollution aspect, there is too much energy and resource will be used and wasted in the global transportation, such as the coal, gasoline ,petromleum. And it will cause great pollution to the environment, and produce all food for population also may bring more job for people.

However, from the reality aspect, it is infeasible and difficult. Not all countries have the same geographical features and climate, .For example, some tropical foods cannot be grown in cold places, and even if have the similar condition, may also can’t have the same quality. So the import food can satisfied people to eat food from different place and it also can bring the enough nutrition to the people. From the politics aspect, the countries on the Earth are connected with each other, people have the chance to trade, which can both to enhance relations between countries and promote the economy. In terms of producing all the food for population ,have the import food seems always have the advantages.

All in all, people rely on the import will have some problems, but it also will bring benefits and happiness to people, and may technology will solve the problems on pollution in the future.