Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

prior notice： 提前通知

close call: 差一点
ie. That was a close call.

uggs

silver lining: the good side in a bad situation

pharmaceutical: 医药

circumvent: go around

intricate: 错综复杂 精细 delicate+complex

delicate: 微妙 细腻
ie. It’s a delicate problem. (you have to be cautious)

carpool: 拼车

make fun: 开玩笑；打趣；嘲笑
ie. We shouldn’t make fun of young children when they make a mistake.

the volunteer noticed it in the wechat group
the volunteer announced it in the wechat group

when I was in germany, there were a few days with high temp
In Germany, the summers are not too hot./Only a few summer days are with high temp.

there’s not too much good chance
there aren’t many/ a lot of good opportunities

it’s difficult to look for a suitable job
it’s difficult to find a suitable job

we can even not know
we cannot even know

they can appear in the stage
they can appear on stage/on screen

the direction of us is the same
we are going in the same direction

world wide food / food in the world
–> global cuisine/food around the world

I have not often watched this kind of video
–> I don’t often watch this kind of video.
–> I rarely watch this kind of video.

every episode takes 45 minutes
–> It takes 45 minutes to watch one episode.
–> Each episode is 45 minutes.

Every student must bring an ipad. (emphasis: no exceptions, all)
Each student must bring their own ipad. (emphasis: each individual)

I even have not application like TikTok
–> I have never installed applications like TikTok.
–> I don’t have tiktok on my phone./I’ve never even downloaded tiktok.

I watch the videos just to make fun
–> I watch the videos just for fun.

I don’t know if the users become less and less after TikTok developed
–> I don’t know if the user number of bilibili declined since the development of TikTok./TikTok became popular.

they stopped to hold the election
–>they stopped holding the election.