F2F Class Notes 24th October (Jesse)

Carol Lee profile message in group

marriage licence – the certificate you get when you get married

photography – feh TOG raf ee

sth comes first – my friends and family always come first
to sb puts sth first – i always put my friends and family first

advantage = implies more than 1 option (1 is better than the other in a particular way)
strength = doesn’t imply more than 1 option (just something that I’m really good at, compared to other skills of mine)
eg. one of the advantages of choosing SE is that you get native English speakers every day
eg2. one of the strengths of SE is that you get native English speakers every day

tell sb sth

If you love someone you can always find reasons to stay with them (him / her) even if they treat you as a servant. The same as if you don’t love someone you can always make excuses to leave, even if they treat you as a queen or king.

When you love someone you can always find reasons to stay with them (him / her) even if they treat you as a servant. The same is true for when you don’t love someone, you can always make excuses to leave, even if they treat you as a queen or king.

to make excuses
him / her = they

the same is true for…. – fact
the same applies to…. – rule / idea
eg. Carol, if you’re late you need to tell me before the class starts. The same applies to all other students.
eg2. My relationship with my wife is built on trust. The same is true for most other functioning relationships.

blunt < > sharp 

scratch n – sharp instrument causing a long mark on the skin
bruise n – a purple / dark / blue mark on the skin caused by blunt force
burn n – skin damage caused by heat
lump n – a raised hill on your skin
swollen adj – when part of your body gets bigger after injury (swell / swelling)

infection n – fa yan
inflammation n – gan ran
eg. i have some inflammation in my eye / i have an infection in my eye

broken – the bone has separated partially or fully
fractured – part of the bone has cracked / a piece has come off
sprained – a serious twist which damages the joint of the bones
twisted – not a very serious damange of the joint
pulled – when a muscle is over-used or moves in the wrong way 

mild < > strong
eg. I have a mild burning pain in my eye