Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

lag: 延迟

graduate school: masters

think on sb’s feet: quick thinking

ikebana: 花道 flower arrangement class

patio: 天井；院子；庭院；(西班牙式房屋的)露天庭院

typhoon: 台风

acquired taste: 后天养成的爱好；逐渐养成的嗜好

outward: 表面的；外表的；外出的；向外的

adopt: 领养

race: 种族

Grammar

description without action: try the verb “to be”

active <> passive
ie. we held an event. – active
ie. an event took place/ there was an event – descriptive, passive

“is it an Asian 亚裔的 baby?” – asking for race

mixed-race baby

“What are you guys (your team at your company) working on?”

one-man team

“did you ask for her?”

she will leave at next week because she has to back to her school
she will leave next week because she has to go back to school

the sales still increase, but it’s not the expectation from hq
the sales are still increasing/on the rise <> in decline, but it’s still not the expectation from hq/it’s still cannot reach hq’s expectations.

2 days event in BJ happened after mid-autumn day
the 2-day event in BJ was after mid-autumn day

one month before, we would like to hold events for BJ and SH, because these two boutiques have a cafe area, which next to/is an addition of the boutique.
one month before, we started planning for the events in BJ and SH, because there is a cafe area, which next to/is an addition of the boutique.

westerner’s food is hard to survive in BJ
western restaurants are hard to survive in BJ
It’s hard for western restaurants to survive in B J

the 2nd half of the face
the lower half