2xOnline Class Notes (Mike)

Finn
Hi this is Finn and I’m joined in the studio today by Jagtar. Hello Jagtar.

Jagtar
Hello Finn.

Finn
How are you?

Jagtar
I’m very well, thank you. You?

Finn
Great, yes. Good to have you here. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and what you do?

Jagtar
I’m an English language teacher. I work at Crisis, which is a homeless charity in London. I’ve taught English now for seven years, in different countries: Australia, Thailand and Egypt.

Finn
Ok, great. And there’s something very interesting about your diet?

Jagtar
Yes. I’m vegan. And so I don’t eat meat, fish, poultry, or any cheese, or any honey.

Finn
None of that at all… no eggs?

Jagtar
No eggs unfortunately.

Finn
No animal products at all?

Jagtar
No animal products at all, and I don’t wear animal products at all.

Finn
Really?

Jagtar
I’ve been vegan for three and a half years now. And it’s also how I met my wife.

Finn
You met your wife through your vegan diet? Wow, tell me about that.

Jagtar
Well, we met at a vegan cafe in Hackney.

Finn
Which is in East London.

Jagtar
In East London. And so we met there, and then we stayed in contact, and from that we dated, and so we got married last year. Actually, it’s our one-year anniversary next week.

Finn
Congratulations, that sounds incredible. But becoming vegan must have meant you made a lot of changes to your diet. What changes did you have to make?

Jagtar
Well I had to go out and buy lots of soya milk, soya butters. I had to change what was in my fridge. So unfortunately that day I had to throw away quite a lot of stuff.

Finn
Oh no.

Jagtar
Or my brother just ate it, I think.

Finn
I hope he enjoyed it. The last meat and animal products in your house. Ok, let’s imagine I want to become vegan. Is that good news?

Jagtar
Yes, it’s great!

Finn
And… what will I have to do if I want to become vegan tomorrow?

Jagtar
Good question. What you absolutely have to do is make sure you’re going vegan for the right reasons. You must read extensively; look at all the blogs and books and websites, and find out as much as you possibly can about veganism. Because it’s not only about the diet, it’s about minimising your ecological footprint, and also animal rights issues, as well as other issues. So you have to do it for all of those reasons rather than just following a famous celebrity.

Finn
Ok – thanks for all of your tips. Is there anything you must or mustn’t do if you want to go vegan?

Jagtar
In my experience, what you mustn’t do is talk about veganism when eating with friends and family.

Finn
Oh right.

Jagtar
Yeah. People are there enjoying their food.

Finn
You don’t want them to feel bad.

Jagtar
No, because we’re in a restaurant and we’re celebrating a birthday and having a nice time, and those conversations can be left to a different time.

Finn
Is there anything else that you mustn’t do?

Jagtar
Well you mustn’t forget to inform people that you’re vegan. So for example, if you’re invited to a party, inform the host that you’re vegan. Because otherwise if you don’t, the host will be incredibly embarrassed that you can’t eat anything. And also – you’ll be hungry!

Finn
That’s not much of a dinner party is it, if you have nothing to eat. And anything else?

Jagtar
I think instead of preaching to all your friends and family all the time, I think the best thing to do is to lead by example. As actions speak louder than words.

Finn
Very wise words, thank you Jagtar and… who knows, maybe I will become vegan too. Thanks a lot.

Jagtar
Thank you.

1. Mr Christmas
Merry Christmas! My name’s Andy Park, better known as ‘Mr Christmas’, because I celebrate Christmas every single day! Ha ha!
圣诞快乐！我的名字是Andy Park，更好的知道圣诞先生，我每次庆祝圣诞一天！
known as 以…闻名/圣诞先生是我更为人知的一个名字。我每一天都庆祝圣诞节！

I write myself a Christmas card every single day.
我每次天都给我自己写一张圣诞卡片。

I like to wrap myself a present every day. I put it under the tree and I open it next morning.
我喜欢包给自己一个礼物，我把它放到树下，第二天早晨打开它。

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the Queen’s Speech. So I watch the Queen’s Speech every single day at 3 o’clock.
圣诞不会是圣诞没有女王的演讲。因此我每次在三点看女王的演讲。
没有了女王了演讲，圣诞节就不是圣诞节了。

I eat Christmas dinner every single day – I love it.
我每天都吃圣诞晚餐-我喜欢它

That’s turkey, sprouts, (I love my Brussels sprouts), roast potatoes (do you know what, it’s rather nice anyway), broccoli, carrots (it’s all lush), thick gravy, stuffing balls – I love my Christmas dinner.
那是火鸡，豆芽（我喜欢我的布鲁塞尔豆芽），烤土豆（你知道的，不管怎样它是相当不错的），西兰花，胡萝卜（它是郁郁葱葱的），浓肉汁，丸子-我喜欢我的圣诞晚餐

After my Christmas dinner, I just sit down, relax, probably have a mince pie, a glass of sherry and pull a cracker, or a party popper – you never know. 
圣诞晚餐之后，我坐了下来，休息，可能有一个薄的派，一杯雪利酒和放一个彩色爆竹或者晚会烟花-你不知道/不知道是哪一个/都有可能

I celebrate Christmas every single day, and I’ll tell you what, I never get sick and tired of it.
我每天都庆祝圣诞，我告诉你，我永远都不会厌倦它

2.Mr Christmas
I love Christmas, but eating a Christmas dinner like I just have is not all that healthy.
我喜欢圣诞，但是像我一样圣诞晚餐也吃的不是都是健康地。

eating a Christmas dinner like I just have is not all that healthy.
eating A is not all that healthy.
A= 像我刚才吃的那种圣诞晚餐

I asked my doctor. She said:
我问过我的医生，她说：

“Andy, your diet is not very healthy. You’re overweight and this can cause problems. You need some advice.
“Andy,你的饮食不是非常健康。你是肥胖的这会造成一些问题。你需要一些建议。

“The good news is you don’t have to stop celebrating Christmas every day. But you must stop eating so much. You don’t have to have a roast turkey: you could have something else.
好消息是你可以继续每天都庆祝圣诞。但是你得少吃一些。你不能吃烤火鸡：你可以吃其它的东西。

“And in general, you mustn’t eat so much fatty food. You have to take/do some exercise. Try running, swimming… anything like that.”
一般情况下，你不能吃太多高脂肪的食物。你必须做一些锻炼。尝试跑步，游泳。。。任何类似那些的（运动）

Because of all that, this is the new me: looking good, feeling good. Merry Christmas!
由于这些，这是新的我：（身体）看起来不错，感觉也很好。圣诞快乐！

Vocabulary

time (n) 次数
I have been to the US 4 times.

sick (adj.)
be sick of sth 厌烦/厌倦某事 = be tired of sth.
I am sick of the food here.

have/eat food 
I have 2 apples, I will have them later. 我之后吃

doctor (n) 医生，博士

technician (n) 技师，技术人员
lab (n) 实验室

IT – information technology

scale (n) 称，天平，规模

weigh (v) 称重 – weight (n) 重量
I weigh 70kg. 我体重70kg
Let’s weigh these apples. 我们称一下这些苹果吧！

high – height (n) 高度
long – length 长度
wide – width 宽度

stethoscope 听诊器

chest (n) 胸部，胸腔

cardiogram (n) 心电图

checkup （n）体检

medical (n) 医学的 – medicine (n) 药/
middle (adj.) 中间的，中等的

Traditional Chinese Medicine 中药/中医

recommend (v) – recommendation (n)
Your recommendation is good.

complete (adj.) 完全的，彻底的，全面的
(v) 完成，做完
I can’t  complete this painting without your help. 没你帮忙，我是画不完这幅画的。

examine (v) 检查，审视 – examination (n) 检查，考试/测试 = exam

measure (v) 测量
measure height/weight 量身高/体重
take blood pressure 测血压

take a test 参加考试

lead (v) 引导，领导，引领 – leader (n) 领导

shake (v) 摇，晃
shake hand 握手

pulse (n) 脉搏

diet (n) 节食；饮食
I am on a diet 我在节食

candy (n) 糖果

rich (adj.) 富有的，有钱的，腻的，

grapefruit (n) 西柚

pomelo (n) 柚子

butter 黄油，酱 – butterfly (n) 蝴蝶

yogurt (n) 酸奶

skim milk 脱脂牛奶

annual (adj.) 年度的，一年一次的

instruction (n) 指导，指引，向导
follow instruction 按说明/按指引来

cookbook (n) 食物书

ingredient (n) 食物原材料

recipe (n) 食谱，配方

raisin (n) 葡萄干，

be supposed to 应该的，本该的，本来的 – should
You are supposed to come before 7pm.

sugar (n) 糖

taste
(v )尝起来
this pie tastes too sweet.
(n) 品味，味道
the taste of this pie is strong. 味道很浓烈/重

matter (n) 物质

stew (n) 浓汤

awful (adj.) 糟糕的，很烂的

Grammar

-er/or/cian: 表示人的后缀

magic (n/adj.) 魔术，魔幻的
magician (n) 魔术师

must (v) 必须，得，不得不 >> have to
Must do sth
mustn’t

as a matter of fact = in fact 实际上，事实上

I can’t live without coffee. 没有咖啡我就活不下去。
I can’t exercise without music. 我锻炼的时候必须有音乐。