F2F Class Notes (Mike)

Prioritize
I prioritize gym class in my daily schedule.
I prioritize gym classes in my daily schedule.

Unrealistic
the film describe a unrealistic world.
the film describes an unrealistic world.

keep up with/catch up
keep learning could let myself catch up with marketing trend.

Manipulate
The man try to manipulate me, then he could obtain my wealth.
The man tried to manipulate me so that he could rob me.

be satisfied with
i am satisfied with. myself after i took an excercise.
I am satisfied with myself after exercising

escalate
the number of infective pepole are escalated.
The number of infected people has escalated.

Warranted
It’s a warranted reason to fight for the benefit you deserved in such a company.

Choose a topic from below and write an article about it.

Vocabulary

vivid (adj.) 逼真的

puppet (n) 布偶，傀儡

lower/upper case
why is the “I” in iPhone in lower case? 

capital – capitalize 
What is your Wifi password? –  It’s Ilovechina with a capital I
“I” is always capitalized in English

infectious (adj.) 
Covid is an infectious disease.

ingredient (n) （食物）原料

flour-based food (n) 面食

main dish (n) 

side dish (n) 配菜，小菜

kimchi (n) 泡菜

leftover (n) 剩菜
My lunch for tomorrow will be tonight’s leftover.

exact (adj.) precise, 精确的，精准的
– I paid 900 kuai for tax, 
– is 900 a exact number or a rough number 
– no 902 is the ~ number

definitely 
– can you go check the water? I think it’s not working,
– definitely/ of course/for sure/ absolutely/certainly

literally, 按字面意思的
1) I ate 3 bowls of rice, like literally 
2) I ate 20 bowls of rice, like literally 

Pronunciation

bus
puppet

wrap – rap 

trap (v/n) 圈套，陷阱

garage (n) 车库

luggage 

language 

I am a picky child when I was a child
I was a picky eater when I was young.

after a heavy workday, my mom always cook something for the family,
after a busy day, 

when the food is my fav taste,
if I like the food, I would …

if I don’t, I refuge to eat
if I don’t like it, I wouldn’t even take a bite of it

there was one time when … 

once upon a time 
literary (adj.) 具有文学性的,文学的

when I back to my hometown,
When I go back to my hometown,