Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

genre：类型 for music/movie/books/entertainment productions

patriotism: love for your country

fascination: 着迷

box office: 票房

end on a good note: stop before a good thing can get bad

cater to: appeal to/serve the need of

spoiler: 剧透
ie. I don’t want to spoil(v) it for you.

special effects: 特效

esports: 电竞

do my eyebrows/pluck my eyebrows

taboo: 禁忌

understatement: 保守的说法；不充分的叙述；淡化；低调说法
ie. That’s the understatement of the year!

“Sorry, I didn’t catch/get that”

the movie market in China is not so hot
the movie market in China is suffering

it should serve its own purpose/story

I think people spend too much on something not worth that
I think people spend too much on something not worthy（adj）/that’s not worth that much

some of these idols are not so …
some of these idols are not so deserving/worthy

in their age, they should obtain good education but they spend too much time on getting money
in their age, they should work towards obtaining a good education but they spend too much time on making easy/quick money

and people may don’t like them anymore
and people may not like them anymore
and they may lose their popularity (stay in same subject if you can)

it also depends on which time they announce that
it also depends on the time slot/on the timing of their announcement

in the early stages

as time goes, the influence will be smaller and smaller
as time goes by, the influence will fade

after the announcement of he became the ambassador of ysl
after the announcement of him becoming (verb-noun) the ambassador of ysl
the announcement of his new ambassador at ysl

they may not have some needs in their eyes or lips
they may not have any// needs in their eyes or lips

Pronunciation

he’s very famous and his movies are great.
he’s (heeees) vs his(hiss)