Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

lag: 延迟
ie. My computer is lagging
ie. There’s a huge lag

legal/official: 法定

impending “doom”: 即将发生的；迫在眉睫的 always something bad

went to a home: old people’s home

incontinence: 失禁

bowels: 内部；(人)肠；内脏；同情心
ie. bowel movement

hemorrhoid: 痔疮

faculty: 院；能力；才能；官能

the groom’s family: 男方家庭

wedding planner: 婚庆

paranoid: 多疑的；恐惧的；患偏执症的；有妄想狂的 thinking too much

sprained my ankle

Grammar

should vs need vs probably

it should be my father’s time to take care of my son
it was my father’s time to take care of my son

it should be i admire them
I should say I admire them

they will go out for short distance
they would (habit) go travelling in nearby cities/places/on short(time) trips

cold water pouring on me
burst my bubble / party pooper / rained on my parade

they may have child at 20
they(people from that time) may have children at 20
they would have children at 20

mental problems
paranoid

I breathe very hard
I have difficulty breathing
It’s hard for me to breathe

for my mom, it’ll be a burden
for my mom, it was a burden

she was hurt in her wrist
she hurt (v)/ sprained拐到 her wrist

very uncomfortable for lying on her bed
very uncomfortable from lying on her bed

there’re some problems with my function/faculties to go to the bathroom

my family didn’t have a lot of requirements on house…
my family didn’t make a lot of trouble/weren’t high-maintenance