2F2F Class Notes (Ally)

Gender equality

Vocabulary

exhibition：（一批)展览品; 展览; 展出  exhibit: 展览品 pieces

auction house: 拍卖行

conceited: 自负的; 骄傲自大的

bench 长凳; (通常木制的)长椅

sidelines: 兼职; 副业; 兼营业务; (球场等的)边线

break down:

a still (n) from the video: screenshot of the video

incredulous/skeptical: 不肯相信的; 不能相信的; 表示怀疑的

scars/marks: 污点; 污渍; 斑点; 疤痕; (人或动物身上有助于识别的)斑点

Grammar

watch vs see vs look at
-watch: things that are moving/changing
ie. I’m watching you. = I’m monitoring you to see if you make a bad move.
-see: A) eyes + vision (sense) B) visit
ie.  I saw you in the mall yesterday. = I know you were there, with my eyes I sensed you.
ie. I went to see the doctor./see an exhibition
– look at: see but purposefully for a reason
ie. I looked at you. = I directly shifted my vision to you, for a reason.

Some works used the silkworms to make.
Some works are made by silkworms.

younger than 40/under 40

It make me easy.
It makes me at ease/relaxed

For some unions …
For some gatherings/get-togethers (n)

They’re overly confident

People read this news more than the Winter Olympics
This news is more discussed than the Winter Olympics
People read this news more than they do the Winter Olympics

she is a victim of human trafficking/she is a missing person

this topic is double than the Winter Olympics
This traffic on this news is double the traffic for …
This news is twice as popular as the Winter Olympics
This news has twice as many reads(n) as the Winter Olympics
The reads of the news is twice as much as the reads of…

he said some different opinions
he voiced/posted some different opinions
he said some different things

we all say the equal-ness/equality
we all say that equality is important, but…
we all say that our society is a fair and equal society, but …
we all mention equality, but…