VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)
Pronunciation
Switzerland / SWITZER-LIND
fortune / FOR-CHIN
Cuba / CUE-BUH
Jamaica / JUH-MAKE-UH
Haiti / HATE-EE
Haitian / HEY-SHIN
cuban / CUBE-IN / NOT CUBE-EEN
Puerto Rico / POOR-TUH-REE-KO
frigate / FRIGG-IT
Vocabulary
PIGS – Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain – poorest countries in Europe
Eastern Europe EastEurope
Switzerland / Swiss
mock design / mockup
concept / concept drawing / concept art
rendering – 效果图
e.g. This is a rendering of what the room will look like.
e.g. This is just some concept art for the room’s design/layout.
flamingo – 火烈鸟
prophet – 预言家- (noun – person)
prophecy (noun – thing) – prophetic (adj) – prophesy (verb) – prophesied (past tense verb)
e.g. The prophet tells prophecies to the people. He is prophetic.
e.g. The Mayans prophesied that the world will end in 2012.
fortune teller – 算命先生
alternate universe / parallel universe – 平行宇宙
human sacrifice – 人类的牺牲
buried alive
vertical – up and down
horizontal – east and west
Aztec / Mayan – ancient people of Central America
Creole = French language + African language
Haiti – country
Haitian – person
Helicopter – 直升机
flip flop – 拖鞋
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