Online Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

ethic (n)
ethical (adj.) = moral
ethics (n) 伦理学
applied
work ethic

ethnic (adj.) related to race
Ethnic group
ethnicity (n)
China has 56 ethnicities.

racist (n/adj.)

economy (n)
economics (n)

linguistics (n)
physics (n) 物理学
politics (n) 政治学
mechanics

chemistry

-logy:
biology/psychology
dermatology (n)
oncology (n) 肿瘤学
sociology

precious (adj.)

desirable (adj.) – undesirable

memorable (adj.)

miserable

terse (adj.) concise

grand (adj.) very big

bloat (v) to make sth swollen with liquid or gas
If I eat this, my stomach will bloat up.

be allergic to
I am allergic to pollen

pollen (n)

equivalent (n) (adj.) be equivalent to
This English word does no have a Chinese equivalent.

equal – equality (n) – inequality
income inequality

nationalism (n)

national identity

national inventory of intangible cultural heritage

acronym (n)
This is the acronym for ……

superficial (adj.)
shallow (adj.)
The lake/river is quite shallow.

I was having an argument between myself and my superior.

It something that’s beyond one’s control.

What you have experienced made you.
You are what you have experienced.

A,B and C makes you as who you are.

broadness and depth (n) 广度和深度