F2F Class Notes (Nemo)
Vocabulary
Taoism-道教
Taoist-道教信徒
atheist (n): 1-someone who does not believe in any God or gods:
E.g.: As an atheist, I do not accept this religious argument.
agnostic-不可知论者
doubt (n): (a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is:
E.g.: I’m having doubts about his ability to do the job.
道长-senior Taoist priest
baptize -洗礼
thunder-打雷
lightning-闪电
fortune-telling- (n)算命
E.g.: Old people believe in fortune-telling.
impersonate (v): 1-to intentionally copy another person’s characteristics, such as their behaviour, speech, appearance, or expressions, especially to make people laugh:
E.g.: She’s the woman who impersonates all the celebrities on TV.
fall out of favor-失宠, to lose someone’s approval or acceptance.
E.g.: This style of house has fallen out of favor with most people lately.
E.g.: Saving money has lost favor with most people.
TV host-电视主持人
someone took a video of him speaking badly about MZD
MZD was a founding father of modern China
take sth for granted-to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it:
E.g.: I didn’t realize that Melanie hadn’t been to college – I suppose I just took it for granted.
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