F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Aware (adj): 1-  knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing:
E.g.: I wasn’t even aware that he was ill.

Knew (v): 1- past tense of the verb “to know”.
E.g.: I asked him about the project, but he said that he knew nothing about it.

Hassle (n): 1- (a situation causing) difficulty or trouble:
E.g.: I can’t face the hassle of moving again.

Expenditure (n): 1- the total amount of money that a government or person spends.
E.g.: The government is trying to cut its expenditure.

Groundbreaking (adj): 1-  If something is groundbreaking, it is very new and a big change from other things of its type.
E.g.: His latest movie is interesting, but not groundbreaking.

Exact (adj): 1- complete, correct, or true in every way.
E.g.: The exact distance is 1.838 meters.

Invent (v): 1- to create something new.
E.g.: The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879.

Identify (v): 1– to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is. 2- 鉴定 (n: Identification)
E.g.: Even the smallest baby can identify its mother by her voice.

Theory (n): 1- a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion or explanation:
E.g.: Charles Darwin created the theory of Evolution.

Pronunciation

Engineer: /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr/

Quarter: /ˈkwɑː.t̬ɚ/

Unaware: /ˌʌn.əˈwer/

Audit: /ˈɑː.dɪt/

Financial: /faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/

Expenditure: /ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ/

Theory: /ˈθɪr.i/

Identify: /aɪˈden.t̬ə.faɪ/

Identification: /aɪˌden.t̬ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Evolution: /ˌev.əˈluː.ʃən/