VIP Class Notes (Ally)
Vocabulary
intelligent(intelligence): smart
ie. I like Francis because she is very clever/intelligent and she strong personality.
wisdom(noun): intelligence
ie. Wisdom is one of the things that comes with age.
upper-hand: 占上风
ie. AI always have the upper-hand to/over anyone in activities involving the brain/intelligence.
collectibles: things you collect
ie. Matthew has a strange set of collectibles.
succulent: 汁多味美的
ie. The steak looks succulent but in fact it is very bland/is without/lacks flavor
adopt a hobby: have a new hobby
ie. I adopted a new hobby last week.
equality: 平等
fairness:公平
ie. Gender equality and fairness are two of the important things in my life.
abstract: 抽象
ie. This painting is abstract but that one is realistic.
battlefield: 战场
ie. When I fight against/go to war with Fran, our room becomes a battlefield.
intense: 强烈
ie. I have intense feelings towards American politics.
ie. American politics gave me a strong impression.
silent treatment:冷战
ie. We use the silent treatment one or two times a year.
ie. I wish for her to yell at me/I wish she would yell at me instead of giving me a silent treatment.
afro: African hair-do, long and curly, Fran’s hair before
ie. Francis used to have an afro before she cut her hair.
New vocabulary:
Impression: 印象
ie. Lily gives me an impression of a young idiot.
ie. I get the impression that lily is a young idiot.
Leave an impression: liu xia yin xiang
ie. Lily leaves me with an impression of a young idiot.
Impress: to rang ren jing pei
ie. Lily impressed me because she is a young idiot.
Impressed: jing pei
ie. I am very impressed because Lily looks so much like a young idiot.
Impressionism : 印象主义,印象派
ie. Impressionism is a kind of painting which was popular in 19th century France.
lingo: shu yu
ie. Matthew always asks me about lingo.
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