F2F Class Notes 17th September (Peter)
Corrections
(Original – corrected)
I don’t go there – I’ve never been there
I never went great wall – I never went to the great wall
The dead people will in it – dead people are inside of it
The time will passed quickly – the time will pass quickly/time passes quickly
Vocabulary
The Temple of Heaven – a circular temple located in Beijing, 天坛
The Forbidden City – the previous imperial palace, 紫禁城（天安门）
Tiananmen Square – the central square of Beijing, 天安门
Character – a Chinese letter, 汉子
Mausoleum – an impressive building used as a tomb for one or more people
Jar – a medium or small glass container, 罐子
Necessities – things (products) that are necessary
Sermon – a religious speech, usually with a hidden lesson
Expressions
A rhetorical question is a questions that is asked and not meant to be answered because both people already know the answer. People who asked rhetorical questions do not expect an answer. Often, rhetorical questions are used in essays and papers or in instances when the answer is obvious.
Pronunciation
Ceremony (SARE-uh-moh-knee)
Necessities (nuh-SESS-ih-teez)
Culture Practice
Eleanor Rigby, by the Beatles:
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice* in the church where a wedding has been
*Note: in many cultures, uncooked rice is thrown at the bride and groom at the end of a wedding ceremony. This is meant to symbolize future growth, since each grain of rice is a seed.
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Father* McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
*Note: here, the word “father” is a job; he is a priest
No one comes near
Look at him working, darning his socks in the night when there’s nobody there
What does he care?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved
All the lonely people (Ah, look at all the lonely people)
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people (Ah, look at all the lonely people)
Where do they all belong?
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