F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Grammar

When you will finish your work….. –>
When you finish your work

Could you let me know / warn me 10 minutes before you will finish your work?

Vocabulary

doze off, nod off = fall asleep unintentionally
The class was very boring. Many students dozed off

a hunch = an intuitive feeling
I had the hunch that it would rain the next day, and it turned out that I was right.

to jam = to be stuck in one position (machine)
Some paper is jammed in the copy machine. Now the machine is jammed.

scrupulous = careful and honest, trying to do the right thing
Most thieves and bandits are unscrupulous people.

gripe = complain

a morgue = a place where dead bodies are kept before being buried or cremated

a stretcher = 担架
A stretcher has four handles: one at each corner.

bother to do = take the time to do (usually used in the negative)
I didn’t (bother to) answer him.

get someone going = make someone excited
I hate everything about Apple: their brand, their products… and don’t get me going on their business practices.

decline = go down, start failing
My memory is declining. I start forgetting things.

out = eliminated, out of the question
So where shall we go? It will be raining, so outdoor activities are out. We need to find something indoors.

a concussion = a loss of consciousness due to a blow to the head
After my brain concussion, I couldn’t speak for 5 minutes.

Grammar

PAST CONDITIONAL

wake / woke / woken
If I had woken her up, he would have cared. But I didn’t wake her up, so he didn’t care.

I shouldn’t have said that, but it’s too late now.
I could have taken an umbrella this morning, but I forgot.

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Boy / God = used to emphasize something in the shape of a question
Boy are you tall !
Boy am I hungry !
I thought a wedding ring was cheap, but boy was I wrong.
God will I be happy when I finally leave this city !