VIP Class Notes (Maddie)

Speaking exercise

if i have a long leave
if i have take a long leave

if i have 7 days left
if i have 7 days left off

Vocabulary

suburb: outskirts of a city

maximum:
e.g. it takes you 3 hours maximum to get there.

tranquil: extremely quiet

philosophy: 哲学
e.g. Buddhism is more of a philosophy than a religion.

Christianity: 基督教
e.g. in Christianity and islam you have the one and only God, but it’s not the case in Buddhism.

i believe in it because so far it seems to be the only reasonable way to explain why things are in a certain way.

constant: not changing

impermanent: not lasting

sexist: 性别歧视主义者

talking from my perspective: from my point of view