F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)[S]

Yim may bring in a book he is reading and we can cover some of the content.

Read a little more about Mike Tyson and write a short summary 摘要.

Vocabulary

childhood 童年
Mike Tyson’s childhood was very challenging.

interview – 访问
I watched a guy named Joe Rogan interview Mike Tyson.

drug dealers – 毒品交易者
prostitute – 妓女
ghetto – 贫民区
His early life / neighborhood / community was full of drug dealers and prostitutes.
The ghetto is full of drug dealers and killers!

community – 社区
In Shanghai there is a community of Korean people!

quarrel – 吵架
Unfortunately, Mike Tyson had to watch his mother and his mother’s boyfriends quarrel.

rape – 强奸
Usually men rape women.
A women raped Mike Tyson.
A woman charged Mike Tyson with rape.

hookup – a date for sex

I have mixed feelings –  I don’t know how I feel about it – I don’t know if I feel good or bad about it
Tyson has mixed feelings when he thinks about his younger life.

vicious – 恶毒

highlights – 强调
Tyson’s highlight videos are crazy. There are so many highlights of him knocking people out.

podcast – 播客
Joe Rogan

knowledge – 知识
knowledgeable – having lots of knowledge
Joe Rogan is a very knowledgeable person when it comes to fighting.

when it comes to = about

imagine 想像
Can you imagine getting punched by Mike Tyson

jail – 监狱
If Tyson hadn’t found boxing he would have gone to jail.

fear – 恐惧
Mike Tyson has zero fear.

host – 主办
Rogan was the host of the show

contestant – 选手
The contestant wanted to fight Joe Rogan.

physical – 物理
Is it a physical book or is online”

the pace of life
The pace of life in Greece is much slower than Shanghai.

he’s a legend – legendary

difficult / very challenging – 具有挑战性的
Jiu Jitsui is a great challenge. – noun
Jiu Jitsui is very challenging. – adj

he has good game – he knows how to speak to women well

but for you, you don’t need it
but for you, it’s not necessary

upset – 烦乱

10/10 – she’s a ten out of 10 – she’s a ten

Original

It’s about Mike Tyson life and in the story begin it’s talk about childhood. It’s very messed up because neighborhood all is the drug dealers and prostitutes. He has a mother but not talk about her father. Yes a little but maybe he don’t know who he father. And he mother always change the boyfriend, and always at home. First he’s a boxer – I want to know the world champion boxer the life and he’s a famous people then I want to know him well.

Corrected

It’s about Mike Tyson’s life and in the beginning of the story it talks about his childhood. It’s very messed up because his neighborhood is full of drug dealers and prostitutes. He had a mother but the book did not talk about his father. Yes a little but maybe he didn’t know who his father is. And his mother always changed boyfriends, and they always fought / quarreled at home. First he’s a boxer and I want to know / I want to learn about the life of a world champion boxer and he’s a famous person so I want to know him well.

Grammar

doesn’t – present
didn’t – past
I didn’t go to work yesterday.
He doesn’t study English.

the life of a world champion boxer
a world champion boxer’s life

so vs. then
I am learning English so I can get a better job.
If I learn English then I can get a better job.

she don’t like go to bar
she doesn’t like going to bars

Pronunciation

accept / accepted / not upset