F2F Class Notes 8th January (Tanya)

Vocabulary

to look back – to look back at the past

e.g. Tanya left Belgium for Shanghai and she hasn’t looked back since.

tattoo – 文身

e.g. A lot of football players have tattoos.

leopard – 豹子

scenery – 风景 (nature)

tourist attractions – places tourists go when they visit a place

e.g. We’re going to do all the tourist attractions next time we’re in Beijing.

to eradicate – to erase

determination – 决心

to be determined – to have determination

e.g. He graduated from university and was determined to start his own company.

mark – points on a test, grade

sweeping – very powerful, very strong

e.g. It was a sweeping victory for him, he won 90% of the votes.

to seize – when someone takes something from you as a sort of punishment

e.g. The police seized all the criminal’s guns.

outright – completely

e.g. In Japan, handguns are banned outright.

I read a news about something – I read an article about something

Grammar

He has not looked back since 

Pronunciation

determination – di ter mi netion

colleges – colleagues

colleges – plural of college