Online Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

apartment complex

constitute (v) 组成,构成 ~ a crime 构成犯罪(行为)
What constitutes a good life?
What he did evidently constitutes a major crime.

scenery (n) = view

extra (adj.)

inflation (n) 通货膨胀

down payment 首付

compulsive buying 冲动消费

entertaining (adj.)   = amusing

Speaking exercise

Your definition of a happy life.

It can divided to …
It can be divided into

I can not live without it.
Things that I can not live without.

It involves no brainwork.
It doesn’t involve any brainwork.

if I decide suddenly, I can go quickly.
If I make a last-minute decision, I can leave …..

briefly (adv.) very shortly
You briefly mentioned …..

We just need to money can cover basic life.
We just need the money to cover our basic life.

house price
housing price