Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

anxious: 焦虑的

invincible: 无敌的 死不了的

botox: 肉毒杆菌 makes your wrinkles go away
ie. Neymar has botox on his face.

on my best game: 不在最好的状态
ie. I’m not on my best game.

lag: 延迟

controversial: 有争议性的

short-sighted: 短目的 no long-term planning, can only see things in short-term

interaction: 互动

TA: teacher’s assistant

official: 官方的

integrated: 集成的; 综合的; 各部分密切协调的; 完整统一的;

innovate: create something new

scheme/trap: 圈套

chat-ware: 聊天软件

metaverse: 元宇宙

capitalist: 资本

slack off: 摸鱼/ 态度不认真/not focused
ie. For online class, both the teacher and the student tend to slack off.

Speaking exercise

it cannot substitute/replace the teacher

discussion-based: where most of the class is discussion and interaction

lecture-based: where the teacher is up front to deliver the knowledge