Online Class Notes (Ally)

What is Brutalism ?

Vocabulary

flu season: time of year when everyone gets a cold

climate: long-term weather

respiratory system: breathing system

lobby/hallway

popsicle: ice cream (no milk) 冰棒

duvet: 羽绒被

skeptical:  持怀疑态度的; 怀疑的; 心存疑惑的; 将信将疑的;
ie. Xi was skeptical of the nurses in London.

poke: 戳

brain twister: 脑筋急转弯

period: .

comma: ,

visualize: 可视化; 想象; 设想; 使形象化; 构思 (n) visuals = pics or diagrams
ie. I used a lot of visuals in my ppt.

Grammar

to do sth
– As a subject:
ie. To interrupt other people is very impolite.
– to complete the O
ie. It is really hard to concentrate.
– cont verb
ie. I want to help him.
ie. I hope to see you soon

due to the not enough beds
due to the limited number of hospital beds
due to the lack of hospital beds

why do you know
how do you know

A laptop is not only a tool it is a design dialog.
A laptop is not only a tool but also a design dialog.

When the designer he or she designs this kind of tool they must imagine and think about the user.
When the designer he or she designs this kind of tool they must imagine the situation/context and then think about the user./put themselves in the users’ shoes

I feel that is the reason when I went to London I felt this came back to my mind again.

When I was visiting/When I saw the Barbican Estate, the old memories came to my mind again.

Now it is difficult to see this kind of buildings
Now it’s difficult to find this kind of buildings

I can’t imagine what the bag looks like.
I can’t imagine how you feel.
I can’t imagine what it is like being Elon Musk.

I don’t know how you do it./how it works.

I just directly to see a movie and to read a book.
I just see a movie or read a book directly.

Pronunciation

tear （v and n）：tare