F2F Class Notes 4th Aug (Harmony)

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Turn On and off – technology/electronics

Eg.  Turn on the computer.

Eg.  Turn off the computer.

Eg.  Turn on the air conditioning

Eg.  Turn off the air conditioning.

Take off:  literally: to take off/ figuratively: to leave.

Eg.  I will take off my hat.

Eg.  I have to take off = I have to leave.

Eg.  Put on my hat.

Take on:  to take a responsibility.

Eg.  I will take on this project.

Turn out:  the number of people that attended.

Eg.  The turn out for the birthday party was very good. = lots of people attended.

Literal vs. figurative

Literal (lit – er – ul): (adj.)  字面意义的 it actually happened/it could actually happen.

Eg. I was laughing out loud.

Eg.  I literally tripped and fell in front of the crowd.

Figurative (fig – yer – ah – tiv): (adj.)   比喻的 metaphorically/ didn’t actually happen/ wouldn’t happen.

Eg.  My husband is driving my crazy, I want to kill him.

Eg.  I figuratively got back in the saddle.  = I am trying it again.

Saddle:  the leather seat that you put onto a horse in order to ride it.

Review:

Tragedy: (noun) a very sad thing/ a very sad incident (usually someone has died.)

Eg.  I don’t find a new job, that’s a tragedy.

Eg.  After the tragedy at Beijing Park Zoo they will maybe change the rules about the tiger cage.

Today afternoon – this afternoon

I asked my friend together with me – I asked my friend to go with me

 

 

 

Successful

Eg.  Were you successful?

Eg.  Was it a success?

Window shopping:  looking at things to buy, but not buying them.

I like shopping shoes than clothes – I like shopping for shoes more than clothes

 

Shoes – they/they’re

Eg.  They are very beautiful.

 

My money is keeping – I saved my money

 

Running shoes/tennis shoes:  shoes that are more comfortable and usually designed to exercise in. 

 

Heels:  shoes that are higher in the back, to make women’s legs look longer.

Dresser:  a piece of furniture that has drawers to store thing in.

A cheap person:  a person who doesn’t want to spend money.

Eg.  I am a cheap person/ I am very cheap.

DVD:  a movie on a disc.

I’m not really like eating outside food – I don’t really like eating out very much

MSG: mono-sodium glutamate 谷氨酸一钠盐

A picky eater:  someone who is very particular about what they eat.  They refuse to eat certain things.

“I like what I like, and I hate everything else” – and that’s okay!!