F2F Class Notes October 28th (Ben)

Vocabulary

prepared

I always take my notebook when I go to classes. I go to classes prepared.

an abbreviation 缩写

ASAP is the abbreviation of “As soon as possible”

a phrase 短语

courageous = brave 有勇敢

It’s very courageous to come to class when it rains !

a debate 辩论

subtle

outsmart someone = to be smarter than them

I you want to be the best, you must outsmart your opponents and competitors.

outplay = beat (game), to play better than

The Shanghai team outplayed the Dalian one throughout the whole game.

whatsoever

You can emphasise “no / any” with “whatsoever”

I have no friends whatsoever = I really have no friends.

I don’t have any

unpopular 不受欢迎

Trump and Hillary are the two most unpopular nominees in the history of American elections. There has never been anyone more unpopular whatsoever.

an appearance

Hillary looks young for 68. She has kept a good appearance.

in power

Xi Jinping is in power of China.

A surprising way to write is to use your feet.

ISIS often kills people for nothing and kidnaps their wives and children. This is the surprising way groups like ISIS stay in power.

a high, a low

Today, the temperature is 20 degrees, with a high of 23 and a low of 15.

take 需要

It takes 5 hours from Shanghai to Beijing.

Horse-riding takes a lot of time and money.

Housework takes a lot of tools.

Do you have what it takes to be the new boss? 你有没有XXXX 的能力？

Do you have what it takes to succeed in this position?

go off

My alarm goes off every morning at 8 a.m.

Run! Before the bomb goes off.

She weighs 70kg. She wanted to weigh only 55.

She weighs a lot more than she hoped (she did).

weigh on = harm, influence badly

Smoking weighs heavily on the body.

Working everyday weighs on your health.