Online Class Notes (Mike)

Your definition of a happy life.

Vocabulary

surname (n/v) 姓

set (v) 设立于，取景于
The story was set in a northeastern city.

mayor (n) 市长

poet (n) 诗人

infertile (adj.) 不育的，贫瘠的
fertile (adj.) 肥沃的
fertilizer (n) 肥料

impoverished (adj.) very poor

turbulent (adj.) 动荡的，曲折的，
turbulence (n) 气流

biological father 亲生父亲

prison (n) = jail 监狱
incarcerate (v) 监禁
cell (n) 牢房
behind the bars.
He was incarcerated by the government for 10 yrs.

step-father/mother/brother/sister

He is the largest child of Zhou’s family.
He is the oldest child of Zhou’s family.

She can not pregnant.
She is infertile.

They went to poor rural countries to help the poor people there.
They were sent/assigned to remote and impoverished areas to be reeducated. 

She loves poet.
She fell in love with a poet.

Her husband got arrest.
Her husband was arrested. 

His life is more complicated than his sister and brother.
His life is more complicated/turbulent than his siblings. 

At that time, it can not acceptable.
At that time, it was not a socially acceptable thing for them to be a couple.

they have one children.
They have one child. 

They are all good at study.
straight A student.

There is a lot if argue.
They had major arguments on the kid.
They were constantly arguing about ….

We can accept things happened in a peaceful mind.
If we embrace a more peaceful mindset, we can …..
embracing 有包容性的
embrace (v) 拥抱, 接纳（思想）

Pronunciation

poet – point

ex 的发音规则：

1.重音在第一个音节上，ex的发音为/eks/
exit
extra
expert
exercise
excellent

2.重音不在第一个音节
A) ex后接元音，发/igz/: example, executive, exactly, exist, exhibit, exhaust
B) ex后接辅音，发/iks/: explain, express, expensive, excuse, experiment