F2F Class Notes 26 June (Peter)

Corrections


Well-educationedwell-educated

Can you sing rap? – Can you rap?

 

Vocabulary


Sphinx – 斯芬克斯

Riddle – A tricky question, usually in the form a poem.

All-knowing – knows everything (adj), commonly used with god

Omnipresent – present in all places

Omniscient – knowledge of everything, commonly used to

Banjo – an instrument commonly used in bluegrass music

Genre – category, usually of music or movies

Ex. Some genres of music are Pop, Rock, Jazz, Hip-Hop, R&B, etc.

Ex. Some genres of movies are Horror, Comedy, Romance, Thrillers, etc.

Arabic – 阿拉伯语,阿拉伯的

Arab – 阿拉伯

Poetic – sounding like poetry, artful

Phrases


To bust a rhyme means to say a rhyme spontaneously.

The phrase look at me now is something that is said to a person who underestimated you in the past. It implies that you have grown past their expectations. It truly means, “Look at all of the things I’ve done that you never thought I could do.” It’s important to remember that the person who underestimated you may have been yourself, so this phrase does not necessarily sound negative. For example, if I never thought I could get a college degree, after graduation, I can say “look at me now.”

The difference between tasteful and tasty is that the former implies a sense of style, elegance, and finesse, while the latter describes good flavor. The same can be said for artful vs artsy/artistic.

Pronunciation


Sphinx – (sfinks)

Genre (JOHN-ruh)

Artsy (ART-see)