F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Vocabulary

性价比 a price-quality ratio

Lenovo computers have a very good price-quality ratio.

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a character 性格

Dogs usually have a friendly character. That’s why we often personify them as members of our family.

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sterile = 无菌, very clean, with no bacteria, that can produce nothing, that has been sterilized

Most operations take place in a sterile area.

The land in the desert is sterile – nothing grows on it.

I’m tired of these sterile conversations that go nowhere.

My cat is sterile, it cannot have any kittens.

My hands are dirty, I need to put some sterilizer.

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sterilize = to make sterile, to completely disinfect, to kill all germs 细菌

Before an operations, doctors sterilize their tools.

My cat was sterilized.

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disinfect = kill some germs

I fell from my bike. I need to disinfect my injuries.

You cannot sterilize an injury; there are too many germs. But you can disinfect it.

My bathroom is dirty, I need to buy some disinfectant 消毒剂

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a pet 宠物

Most children like pets.

I used to have a pet dog and a pet cat.

My girlfriend used to have a pet owl. 猫头鹰

Grammar

-tion = 名词

translation, situation, location, comprehension, attention, decoration

There is little decoration in my apartment.

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-ize 动词

realize, resize, advise, recognize, privatize, theorize, prioritize

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–ization 化 = a change process

realization, privatization, prioritization, reforestation 绿化, 恶化 deterioration, 氧化 oxidation, 一体化 integration, personification 拟人化

Reforestation is going on in Songjiang.

We often use “he” and “she” when speaking about cats and dogs. It’s a personification.