F2F Class Notes 24th March (Peter)

Grammar

I only worked four effective hours – I was at work for 7 hours, but I only worked for 4 hours.

If figure is only figure it doesn’t meaningful – figures don’t mean anything on their own, they need interpretation

Every time I want to go here – every time I want to come here

I have an emotion that I… – I feel that…

You should speak normally and I could adapt – I should speak normally, and I’ll adapt

Then I find what is the key problem – then i realized what the key problem was

Vocabulary

Interpret – analyze, find a deeper meaning for; can also be used to talk about translating languages or understanding emotions

Ex. Men often misinterpret a woman’s kindness for flirting.

Ex. Companies often hire interpreters when they need someone to translate official documents.

Patronize – to make someone feel smaller than you

Ex. I think it is patronizing when a native speakers slows down their speaking speed when they talk to me; I’m not a child, they can speak normally.

Synonym – two words that have the same meaning

Ex. The words “big” and “large” are synonyms.

Male Chauvinism – (noun) the idea that men are superior to women, 大男子主义

Sexist – (adjective) discriminating against women (or men) for their sex, 重男轻女

Ex. If a guy is patronizing his girlfriend, it’s safe to say he’s sexist.

Date – (verb) to be romantically involved with someone

Ex. Did you hear that Jesse and Judy are dating? -I think you’re behind…they’re already married.

Date – (noun) the person you are currently seeing;

Ex. Can I bring a date to your birthday party?

Improvise – I do something without preparation

Ex. He didn’t have time to write a speech, so he just improvised on stage.

To “call someone out” means to point out that someone is doing something wrong or rude. For example, if a teacher identifies a student who is cheating, she is calling him out for cheating. Another common use for this phrase is to “call out injustice,” which means to identify something that is unfair.

Pronunciation

Synonym (SIN-uh-nim)

Chauvinism (SHOW-vin-izm)