VIP Class Notes (Ally)
Vocabulary
distraction: 分散注意力的事; 使人分心的事
conspiracy theory: yin mou lun
(reverse) chronological order: in time order
comedy: xi ju
satire: 讽刺; 讥讽; 讽刺作品
air: (v) bo fang, or to spread something
breed: species/type of dogs
potty(washroom) train: teach baby/dog to pee in right place
ie. My dog is potty trained.
coward: 胆小鬼; 懦夫; 胆怯者 (scardy cat)
leash: lian zi
unleash: (v) 发泄; 突然释放; 使爆发; release suddenly
sniff: smell
therapeutic: (adj) 有助于放松精神的
ie. I go to therapy every day./I go see a therapist ..
surgery/treatment: real zhi liao
guilty: 感到内疚的; 感到惭愧的; 犯了罪; 有过失的
salute: jing li
ie. Matthew salutes his dead fish and then flushes them down the toilet.
funeral: zang li
statue: diao xiang
specimen: biao ben
Grammar
“flush them down the toilet”
“busy bee”
“can’t help but”…
“haven’t” -> don’t have
“play favorites” -> treat one better than others
Speaking exercise
I reviewed the notes on Aug 2nd. (did V on 0802)
I reviewed the notes of (de) Aug 2nd.
I walk my dog during 10 – 11.
I walk my dog (during the time period) from 10 – 11.
I deal with urgent and messy things and quotation with our vendor.
I deal with urgent and messy matters, which is related to quotations from our vendor.
I deal with quotation deals/problems from our vendor, which is always urgent and messy matter/business.
the left part / I left out (left it on purpose)
the part that’s left (passive)
We both don’t want to… (both = pos. sentences)
Neither of us want to (neither = neg. , already means “no”)
fruitful efforts
The work was fruitful due to our efforts.
a hateness between different races
a hatred (n) among different races
He went to prison because he embezzled.
.. for embezzlement (n).
I want to dress up today for the annual party.
NDA: non-disclosure(n)-agreement
Pronunciation
vendor= ven+der (not wanda)
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