F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

It’s raining so hard that my apartment is flooded.

It’s raining hard

It’s not raining that hard.   (As hard as you said)  (My reply is the second part to your sentence.)

I’m hungry, but not that hungry.  (That, refers to,    That Much)

It’s raining heavily

It’s raining hard.

There is heavy rain   (Chinglish)

Swimming in deep water would make me panic.

flood N. V. – when there’s too much water

eg: There was a big flood in Beijing a few years ago.

eg: Be careful this river floods every summer.

eg: My wechat was flooded with messages from my work.

eg: I’m swimming in messages from work.

eg: I’m drowning in wechat messages.

drowning – dying in the water, can’t breathe

inject – to put sth. into another thing

eg: Beijing will build the tallest building in the world. But not with Chinese money, they will pay for it with a Saudi (Arabian) cash injection.

• She told a few jokes to inject a little humor into her speech.  (Maybe the speech is boring)
• We need to inject some life into this party.    (The party is boring)

drag someone along – bring someone who might not really wanna go

eg: I’ll drag lyn along with me, even though she doesn’t like swimming.

dragging – being lazy

eg: I’m really dragging today and not getting much work done.

whirlpool – water moving in a downward circle

eg: Whirlpools are very dangerous to swim near.