Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

interchangeably: you can switch

slight: tiny little

antonym: fan yi ci

absorb: (verb)xi shou. (adj) absorbant

invest/devote (verb): 献(身); 奉献，投入(时间、精力等)  (noun) investment/devotion
ie. Thank you for your investment/devotion to our project.
ie. Thank you for investing/devoting to our project.
ie. We are very grateful that you invested/devoted (verb) to our project.

Grammar

will vs going to
– often used interchangeably
– “will”: for things decided just now at the time of speaking (ie. I’ll tell you when he calls.)
– “going to”: for things decided previously, prior plans (ie. I’m going to go to dinner with my friend tonight.)

beat yourself up: put too much pressure on yourself/blame yourself

I also recalled another problem – I just thought of something else

contribute to+ work/project etc.

I will study my master’s degree in UK.
I did/took/got my master’s degree in the UK.

During the daily life, I only using reading and a little bit writing.
During (my) daily life, I only use reading and a little bit of writing.

I want to contribute myself to do more studies about face in the Eastern countries.
I want to invest/devote myself to do more studies about face in the Eastern countries.
I want to contribute to studies about face in the Eastern countries.

Last time I learned with Tibo …
Last time I had class with Tibo …

I often/usually get this word wrong.
I get this word wrong very easily./I make a mistake with this word very easily.

Pronunciation

chain

street