Online Class Notes (Jesse) [30]

Research has demonstrated that depression is one of the emotional damages of people. Amount of demographic statistics reveals damp environment give rise to depression, and makes people have to delay the work deadlines. This is one of the reason why procrastination comes from. Some undemocratic parents can’t accept their children to procrastinate their homework, Sometimes they will detain children in a room and force them have to finish their studies at first. Such depressed atmosphere will rub off some dazzling traits from children. And children can hardly designate their parents as trustworthy friends.

Research has demonstrated that depression is one of the emotional problems / conditions of people. A number / A large number / A huge amount of demographic statistics reveals damp environments give rise to depression, and makes people have to delay (their) work deadlines. This is one of the reasons for procrastination / This is one of the things that procrastination originates from. Some undemocratic parents can’t accept that their children to procrastinate with / on their homework and sometimes they will detain children in a room and force them have to finish their studies at first. Such depressing atmosphere will remove some dazzling traits from children. And children can hardly designate their parents as trustworthy friends.

Vocabulary

first – the first thing
at first – originally
eg. at first I couldn’t speak English very well, but after classes I got better and now I can!
eg2. When I wake up in the morning, first, I have breakfast.

rub off (on) = give to = inherit
rub off = remove from sth = delete
eg. I rubbed off the logo because I used that button too many times = removed
eg2. My mother’s kindness rubbed off on me = given

Grammar

I am depressed – my feeling
I am depressing – how I make others feel

I am bored – my feeling
I am boring – how I make others feel

I am tired – my feeling
I am tiring – how I make others feel

I accept sth
I accept that sb does sth
eg. I accept my children procrastinating (I accept sth)
eg2. I accept that my children procrastinate (I accept that sb does sth)