3VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

hypothetical – if (would’ve been, had you …)

monopoly: 垄断

obtain：get

alliance： group

minions：小兵 followers

segregate：separate

extensive：much，a lot

peripheral：周边

initially：originally，in the beginning

complex V： finish reading the V

Task 2:

In the article, ….. [Event]
ie. In the article, the university announced its decision to cancel sculpture classes due to lack of students, professor retiring and they don’t want to hire anyone else due to limited budget.

The woman expresses her opinions and says that [her stance]/agrees/disagrees with [Event]
ie. The women disagrees with the school’s decision.

Firstly/ her first reason is .. She thinks that … should… /Her alternative
ie. Firstly, she says that the school was mistaken/was wrong in saying there’s low enrollment/low student interest in these sculpture classes. She claims that enrollment is low/there’s a lack of students because there are too many required courses so they don’t have enough time for these optional classes, like sculpture classes. She thinks that the school should change the requirements.

In addition, she also claims/argues/ says…
ie. In addition, she also claims that money is not a big problem. the university could hire a part-time teacher or assign a professor who has a secondary field to teach the optional/sculpture classes. That would solve the limited budget problem.

Nevertheless： big however/even though

How to weaken a “never” or a “definitely”:
A. Turn a rule to a description:
ie. Ally is never late -> Ally is a punctual person. (description of character, not a definite rule. Can still be late sometimes)
B. Degree (how much?)
ie. Ally is never late -> Ally is usually never late/usually on time. (weaken the degree, take it down a notch.)
C. choose different angle, usually personal.
ie. Ally is never late -> In my understanding, Ally is never late. In all my years of knowing her, Ally has never been late. To me, Ally is a person that’s never late.

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