Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

convert: 转换

dumbbell：哑铃

postnatal: 产后 prenatal:产前

cardio：有氧

trainer/instructor: teacher for sports

stumble into: 同…相碰; 无意中卷入

go down/play out: let something happen/be … 自然发展ie. We don’t know how this is going to go down, but we’ll try our best.
ie. Let’s just wait and see how this goes down./how this plays out.

self-explanatory: 无须解释的; 明白易晓的; 一目了然的

Grammar

insist: for opinion
ie. The client insisted on the change.

persist: for keeping up something
ie. I persisted through the hard times.

More focused on details
emphasize details

I insist on playing tennis
I have been playing tennis for a long time.
I persisted in playing tennis.

I can do entertainment activities
I did/had been doing other activities/social activities.

My master and my bachelor, the subject is picked by my parents
My parents picked my masters and bachelor majors.
My masters and bachelors majors were picked by my parents.

Only one project I use English
There is only one project which I use English for./for which I use English.
Only one project uses English/requires English/requires me to use English.
I only use English in /only one project.

we have been designing/developing the system for a long time since last June.
we had been designing/developing the system for a long time for 6 months.(not now)

we took/spent/used/devoted/put (simple past) a lot of time and resources/effort into designing the system.
we have taken/took/spent a lot of effort (action that is completed in the past) … …. so it is perfect for you. (<result now)