VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

counterintuitive: when the purpose itself is defeated 反直觉的;与正常预期相反的
ie. Starting a war for peace is counterintuitive.
ie. Starting a war for peace defeats its purpose.

intuition: zhi jue
ie. I have an intuition that things are going to go well.

bragging: to brag 炫耀

mentality: mindset

genuine: 真正的; 真诚的; 真的; 名副其实的; 诚实的; 可信赖的

high-fashion: Dior, Chanel … premium fashion

on bad terms/on good terms: 坏的关系
ie. I don’t want things between us to end on bad terms.f
ie. I want to be on good terms with my boss.

polarized: very opposite

treasure：宝藏

national treasury：国库

forced smile：强颜欢笑; 强笑

conventional：依照惯例的; 遵循习俗的; 墨守成规的; 普通平凡的; 传统的; 习惯的; 非核的; 常规的 widely-conventional

alcoholic/drunk: jiu gui

penetrate: 穿透; 穿过; 进入; 渗透，打入(组织、团体等); 看透; 透过…看见; 洞察; 被领悟

scapegoat: somebody who takes the blame 替罪羊; 代人受过者

meta verse: 元宇宙

on the decline(n): downtrend = general trend
ie. it is declining(adj).
ie. it is downtrend (adj).

exponentially: 以指数(exponents)方式 = skyrocket (v) = through the roof
ie. the sales numbers this year are through the roof (state)./the numbers skyrocketed./increased exponentially.

sharp increase = quick

target demographic: 目标人群

Grammar

habits, customs, …  = would

SVO

you might still get
maybe you would still get

the Covid test that you do in their hospital
they only accept  (v) the Covid test done/completed in their hospital (SVO – V = whole sentence)

I didn’t buy anything from LJQ live-stream. = yesterday
I haven’t bought anything from LJQ live-stream. = since this long long time, ever

She doesn’t designated your class
She hasn’t arranged your class

Reflection of the past year/ NY’s resolutions:

I want to have my English level improve from B1 to B2 in this year.
I want to improve my English level from B1 to B2 in this year.

Pronunciation

still steel -no “u” sound

build = billed

milk = m-i – el-k-  no “u” sound

miumiu