Online Class Notes (Ally)[S / W]
Homework
Vocabulary
off my game: ä¸åœ¨ï¼ˆworking or competing)状æ€
forecast: yu ce
foremost: most important, “before the most” … Â first and foremost … <> Â last but not least …
outfit: æé…
plaidï¼šæ ¼å
presentable:能è§äººçš„  able-to-be-presented-to-public
odor: è‡å‘³
deodorant: é™¤è‡ ï¼ˆn)
deodorize: 除è‡ï¼ˆv)
far-fetched: Â unbelievable, seems very untrue
ie. I asked my boyfriend where he was last night, and he fed me some far-fetched story, so now he’s my ex.
skimmed through: miao guo
ie. I only skimmed through his 500-word friend request.
candor: tan shuai
ie. I appreciate your candor.
Grammar
“some” is not “yi xie” –Â add an “s” for general stuff
“mixed” – say “mixed-blood”, or “half-xx half-xx”
Speaking exercise
queue …
I stood in line./I lined up.
I smelled strange things with him ..
I smelled a strange odor on him…
They’re afraid of releasing some inside to me.
They’re afraid of releasing insight/inside information to me.Â
How can someone haven’t been in a relationship for 9 years?
How can someone not have a relationship for 9 years?/stay single for 9 years?
Writing exercise
1. We acknowledge when we pass each other around the office.
We acknowledge each other around the office.
2. I stood him up, but I didn’t come.
I stood him, but I didn’t mean to./and he waited for the whole evening.
Pronunciation
Simultaneous = SY+MUL+TA+NI+OUS
Sincere= Sin+seer
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