Online Class Notes (Mike)

What is the cultural significance of these animals?

Vocabulary

sturdy (adj.) 健硕的

cheek – cheekbone

audacious (adj.) 厚颜无耻的，大胆的，无畏的 – audacity (n) 大胆

brutal (adj.) barbaric, violent, rude, unreasonably impolite

extinct (adj.) die out 灭绝

ornithology (n) the study of birds – ornithologist

zoology – zoologist

natural history 博物学

botany – botanist (n)

conservation community/area 保护区

precious (adj.) cherished, invaluable

gregarious (adj.) fond of group, sociable
gregarious animals 群居动物

border (v/n) 接壤
Shanxi borders Sichuan.
Pandas live in an area where Shanxi borders Sichuan.

sedentary (adj.) not moving much, still, inactive, remain seated.
White-collar workers have a sedentary lifestyle.

I want to be more confidence about …
I want to be more confident about …

They share a lot of similarities. 

I don’t know the detail number so far.
I don’t know the specific number so far.

To make a good relationship or promote something.
To build stronger ties/bonds/connections/friendship with …..

daily routine