VIP Class Notes 3rd May (Tony)
Vocabulary
impolite
they are more inclined to be gamers
transliteration (N.) – using sound to create a word in another language
eg: Ka Fei, Pun Ke, Luo Ji, Coffee Punk Logic
premiere – the first time something is released
eg: It’s the first time that the international premiere and the national premiere are at the same time.
by the book – the follow the rules strictly
eg: My math teacher was really by the book, if we were even one minute late we couldn’t come into the classroom.
sweeping generalization – a comment made about ALL of one thing.
eg: Saying that all Chinese people are good at math is a sweeping generalization.
eg: Intelligent people know that generalizations are not applied to every simple statement.
immaculate – without flaws or problems
eg: Holland has some immaculately clean cities.
Amish – a religion which doesn’t use much technology
eg: The Amish village is two miles north.
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