Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

party pooper: bubble burst-er , person who’s very xiatou at parties

bleed sb dry: exploit, take advantage of sb unfairly

psych yourself out: worry too much about what might happen (but maybe won’t actually happen at all)

spell out: state sth from beginning to end

Grammar

“it’s not brain surgery/it’s not rocket science”

I just stay in hospital for a week
I just/only stayed in the hospital for a week.
I was only hospitalized for a week.

I used to can have KFC for 5 meals
I used to be able to have KFC for 5 meals a day

“how long have you kept this diet” – “after the surgery” “4 months”
“how long have you kept this diet” – “since after the surgery” “for 4 months”

she’s pregnant for 4 or 5 months
she has been …for … -> this event has been going on for how long
she’s 4 or 5 months pregnant. -> her status right now

this is something you have to take effort on it
this is something that takes a lot of effort/that you have to work hard on

I will give you or deliver something to you
I will give it you or deliver it to you (being general, always use it)

Every time I get this kind of reaction, I was angry
Every time I get this kind of reaction, I get/would get angry

she was angry vs she got angry

tell them what I can help
tell them what I can help with/how I can help

which I don’t agree
which I don’t agree with/on

work OT is the common sense
work OT is the norm （n）