F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S/W]
Homework
Read a piece of news and write down your thoughts.
Vocabulary
break up: fen shou
ie. You should break up with your boyfriend because he always cheats on you/his gf./he is a cheater.
break: po huai
ie. My cell phone broke down. (for big, tech things)
broke: (adj) po chan, very poor
ie. I am broke(adj) so I can’t afford Lily’s birthday present.
ie. My computer is broken by my brother./because my brother broke(v) it.
cheat on: chu gui
ie. My neighbor’s husband cheated on her with a gold-digging bitch.
cheat: zuo bi (v)
ie. The student who cheated on his test committed suicide.
probability: gai lv
ie. The probability of Trump winning is still very high.
possibility: keneng xing
ie. There is a large possibility that Trump will win.
cook (person) / chef (good cook): chu shi
ie. He’s a good cook/sous-chef. (2nd chef)
Grammar
join – a group, and you want to be a part of the group
ie. I want to join your family now that I married your son.
ie. We’re dancing together, do you want to join us?/join in?
join in – participate
ie. We’re having a party, do you want to join in?
“at the request”
– “The entire office is at your service” – 整个office都待命为您æœåŠ¡
“time limit” = 时间é™åˆ¶
“time is limited” = 时间是有é™çš„
“tired of” : Â you don’t like this thing anymore, long-term, fact about you
“tired from” : a state right now
ie. I’m tired of our classes. -> I don’t like you and I don’t want to take classes with you anymore.
ie. I’m tired from our classes. -> Just tired, sleepy today… need rest
Speaking exercise
Because of a time limit…
Because time is limited .. Because I didn’t have a lot of free time …
If I could share some family spending, I could comfortably to use the rest of the money.
If I could take care of/do my part in our family spending, I …use the rest of the money.
“I’m here till 9, which is the time/when SE closes.”
Writing exercise
doubt:Â question (v and n)
V: She always doubts my work.
N: There is a lot of doubt always on my mind.
swell:Â (v) (n)swelling
V: My face swelled up last week because of my tooth extraction./the dentist took out my tooth.
N: There is a swelling on the left side of my face after my tooth extraction.
ADJ: My face was swollen after my tooth extraction.
understated:Â dan ya de
adj:I like these understated clothes.
V: She understated her sadness after she broke up with her boyfriend.
understatement:Â opposite of exaggeration (v)understate
It’s an understatement that our winning probability is 50%.
exaggeration:Â kua zhang (n) Â (v)exaggerate
N: He told me his story without any exaggeration.
V: He didn’t exaggerate at all when he told me his story./in his story.
V: She always likes to exaggerate the actual difficulties she faces.
low threshold for pain: nai – teng, you can accept a lot of pain
You need a high threshold for pain in order to go through plastic surgery. (zheng rong)
realign: é‡æ–°å¯¹é½ (n) realignment
V: Our company realigned the organization last month since global company’s request changed./at the request of the company.
N: The realignment of our company which was finished by last month was based on the global company’s request.
lopsided:ä¸å¹³è¡¡çš„
My spending and my salary are lopsided.
well-known:Â lots of people know it
I want to join this well-known pharmaceutical company.
manageable: able to be managed… still under control
Don’t worry, the current situation is manageable, so you can relax for a while.
sleeve:Â xiu zi
The design of the dress sleeve is special. / sleeves of this dress..
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