F2F Class Notes March 10th (Ben)

Vocabulary

stem from = come from (used for a problem, an idea, a question or something abstract)

Many social problems stem from poverty.

dread doing = dread to do = fear doing

I dread walking out alone in the dark.

He drank a bit more than was good for him

Don’t bite more than you can chew = you need to assume consequences of your acts = no zuo no die

as far / so far as I’m concerned = the way I see it = I think…

So far as I’m concerned, the metro should stay open at night.

such 那么 a + 名词

You’re such a pig ! Clean up after yourself.

She is so beautiful = such a beautiful woman

He is such a moron that he didn’t even realize his visa had expired.

He is so careless ! He is such a moron.

Our whiskey is of a high standard.

Our whiskey is of such a standard that we are the #1 brand in China.

will = shall (literary 书面)

• You shall not pass ! (Gandalf, Lord of the Rings)

before = in front of

In China, Coca-Cola’s popularity comes before Pepsi’s.

Our whiskey is of such a standard that nothing in the market shall come before it.

alike = the same way, both

Many foreigners think all Chinese look alike.

He and I think alike.

Great minds think alike.

Americans and Russians alike are preparing for war.

refreshing = 耳目一新

To drink water is refreshing.

How refreshing, to drink water !

press = 压迫，逼迫

Trump didn’t want to comment, but journalists pressed him to do so.

How refreshing, to see that Trump, when pressed by journalists, is able to observe the truth.