F2F Class Notes 16th October (Peter)

Corrections (original – corrected)

I met a girl, he said… – I met a girl, she said

Details about I’ve never touched – responsibilities I never had

I don’t take responsible for some detail works – I didn’t have very many responsibilities

I don’t have some relax activity – I don’t have very much free time

Clothes (two syllables) – clothes (one syllable)

I don’t care the lyrics – I don’t care about the lyrics

Vocabulary 词汇

Script – something written down for the purpose of speaking out loud, 脚本.

Scripted – sounding planned and not genuine.

Quasi – a prefix (going before a word) that means “almost” or “kind of.”

Window shopping – looking at store goods without the intention of buying anything

Therapeutic – relaxing, helping to make someone feel better

Expressions 成语

How do we respond to greetings?

What’s up? –Not much

Meaning: What are you doing?

What’s new? –Not much

Meaning: What news do you have about your life?

How’s it going? –Good, you?

Meaning: How are you?

We often use the phrase same ol’ same ol’ (same old same old) to mean that nothing has changed in our lives. For example, “hey, what’s new? –Not much, same ol’ same ol’.

To hold [someone] accountable for [something] means to give someone the responsibility for something they did or should do.

Pronunciation 发音

Clothes (one syllable)

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