VIP Class Notes (Ally)

forbidden word: “things”

corrected mistake: “even”

Vocabulary

church mouse: real poor person

meet me half way

rowdy: 吵闹的; 惹是生非的; 捣乱的

euphemism: 委婉语; 委婉说法

majestic: 雄伟的; 威严的; 壮观的

own up to: (v) admit 坦白,爽快承认

blatant:明目张胆的; 公然的

go out of sb’s way: 特地的
ie. I have gone out of my way to be nice to you, but you are so ungrateful …

evasive: 回避; 推托的; 推诿的; (adj)
ie. He’s being evasive about his crazy gf.

commemorate: (用…)纪念; 作为…的纪念

he convinced…
he confessed

date with him
date (v) him

you don’t have to be good at the moral things, but..
I don’t uphold you to such a high moral standard, but…
you don’t have to really stick to the moral/ethical rules,/too moral (adj describes the person, not “things”)  but … 

he drove far away from home
he went out of his way to pick you up…

I hate myself to say so
I hate myself for saying so
I hate to say this, but ….

can you live with(stand) 3000 in a month
can you live with a 3000 monthly budget
can you live with under/only 3000 a month – speaking

he’s dodging/avoiding the question
he’s being evasive

even+verb
even+phrase = even when, even if , even though ..

even my friend talks to other women
even if my friend just talks to another woman
he can’t even talk to another girl without … 

to memorize the past of their lives
commemorate/celebrate the past ..