F2F Class Notes 4th February (Tony)
Vocabulary
i don’t know about them
I left the house twice
I haven’t started searching job posts online
have to have – must have
eg: “You have to have a subway card in Shanghai, because it saves you so much time.”
sour -having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart.
eg: “My uncle cooked some sweet and sour pork.”
Germ – a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
eg: “A kid was wearing a motorcycle helmet to keep the germs out, he doesn’t know it’s not effective.”
testosterone – a hormone which males have much more of.
eg: “Because women have less testosterone, it’s harder for them to build big muscles.
estrogen – a hormone which females have more of.
eg: “Estrogen can make you more like a woman.”
steroid – a substance which promotes muscles growth
eg: “My friend took steroids for a year and became really huge and strong.”
messing with, kidding with – to joke with someone
eg: “I was just messing with you, I’m not really from Xinjiang.”
paradox – something that is actually impossible
eg: “If god is all powerful, can He/She make a rock(boulder) so heavy that even He/She can not lift it?” “This is called the boulder paradox.” “Try to relax.” Is a paradox, because i you are trying, then you are not relaxing. “Never ever miss him” If you try to miss him, then he is in your mind, this is also like a paradox.
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