F2F Class Notes April 7th (Ben)

Grammar

previous / current / future, next

If we didn’t start watching movies with subtitles, we wouldn’t need them now. Now, we rely on them.

Especially for entertainment shows.

Vocabulary

royalties 版税

an extra 群众演员

An extra can’t make a lot from royalties.

a TV series 电视剧

a season 一季

an episode 一集

The TV series “Big Bang Theory” has 11 seasons and 200 episodes.

unique 独一无二的

China is a very unique country.

master 掌握

I have/had started learning swimming but I don’t master it yet.

honest = 诚实

to be honest 坦白说…

chaotic = with no organization whatsoever 混乱的, 
Some people’s thoughts are chaotic – they can’t put 2 ideas together.

All these cables are in a chaos. You can’t find any cable’s end.

Pronunciation

must

master

started = STAR – dud

studied = STA – deeed