VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

comforting (adj.) 
Fried chicken and soda are comforting.

comfort food 

faith 

cruel (adj.) – cruelty (n) 

swine flu 猪流感

Vegetarianism/Veganism 

organic food 

taboo (n) 禁忌
It’s a taboo to touch a kid’s head in the Middle East.

adaptive 
The human body is highly adaptive

food desert 

craving (n) strong desire – crave for 
By day 5, I had a strong craving for meat.

latest 

conspiracy theory (n) 阴谋论

climate change 

sustainable (adj.)可持续性

skeptical (adj.) 怀疑的

wireless charger (n)

sugary (adj.) 
I don’t like drinks that are too sugary.
half-sugar

bubble tea 奶茶

cilantro (n) 香菜

nostalgia (n) homesickness， 乡愁

reminiscence (n) 念旧，怀念过去，怀旧

poetic (adj.) 有诗意的

to see how long I can last
to see how long I can go without meat
I went 7 days without meat