F2F Class Notes December 1st (Ben)

Vocabulary

groceries = 杂货, food you buy often

trivial = not important

I have many things to do but they are trivial (cleaning the dishes, buying groceries, etc.)

What kind of = 什么样的?

What kind of girls do you like?

useful = 有用的

It is very useful to speak English. A car isn’t useful if you can’t drive.

a failure = if something fails, it’s a failure

• Do you want anything to drink?
• No, I don’t want anything, thank you.

• Is there anything special you want to do today?
• No, there isn’t.

• My colleague is a mechanical engineer. Today, we discussed structures used to mount optical elements.
• Was it a useful conversation?
• Yes, it was a useful conversation. In order to reduce faults, we will assemble elements together to ensure we produce good things.

Pronunciation

file – faɪl

fire – faɪr

fail – feɪl