F2F Class Notes 2nd August (Raph)

Saint (n): 1- a person that is considered holy or virtuous.

E.g.: “He was so generous that people considered him a living saint.”

Catholic (n): 1- a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

E.g.: “Pope Benedict XVI is the head of the Catholic Church.”

Holiness (n): 1- the state of being holy.

E.g.: “Saint Joseph lived a life of holiness and faith.”

Pope: 1- the head of the Catholic Church

E.g.: “People travel to the Vatican City to be blessed by the Pope.”

Obese: 1- very fat or overweight.

E.g.: “Obese people often have heart problems.”

Obesity (n): 1- the condition of being grossly fat or overweight.

E.g.: “His heart attack was the ultimate result of his obesity.”

Expectation (n): 1- a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future. 2- a belief that someone will or should achieve something.

E.g.: “Parents in China have high expectations for their children.”

Pressure (n): 1- the feeling of stressful urgency caused that comes from needing to do or achieve something, especially with limited time.

E.g.: “The high expectations from their parents puts a lot of pressure on Chinese students.”

Story

In china, it is a normal situation which is that we should become a successful person in the future. However, no one has not told us what is succeed. We heard more and more successful experience from speakers with growing up, but it is a regret that we are still confusing about it. Some people said if you want to get succeed, you should chase your dream which is you are really into a job. The others said that it was not simple because everyone had different conditions. They could get it, but you might be not. However, the biggest difference between them is whether you are happy. If you do what you want to do, I guess you will enjoy in the job. if not, you may be unhappy during this time.

In china, a normal expectation is that we should become a successful person in the future. However, no one tells us what it is to succeed. We heard a lot of successful experiences from speakers when we were growing up, but we are still confused about them. Some people say that if you want to succeed, you should chase your dream and be really into a job. Others say that it is not that simple, because everyone has different conditions. They could get it, but you might not. However, the biggest difference between succeeding or not is whether you are happy. If you do what you want to do, you will enjoy your job. If not, you may be unhappy during this time.