F2F Class Notes 13th October (Raph)

Dialect (n): 1- a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. 2- 方言
E.g.: Spoken Chinese is separated into five main groups of dialects, of which Mandarin is only one. Yue (which includes Cantonese), Min, Wu and Hakka make up the other four, covering more than 200 individual dialects.

Native American (n): 1- a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North and South America and the Caribbean Islands. 2- 美洲原住民
E.g.: My friend comes from a Native American family.

Fossil (n): 1- the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form. 2- 化石
E.g.: They just found some dinosaur fossils near my city.

Racism (n): 1- the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. 2- 种族主义
E.g.: Unfortunately there is still a lot of racism in the world.

Without further ado: 1-  without any fuss or delay; immediately.
E.g.: Without further ado he hurried down the steps”