VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

rote memorization 死记硬背

idiom (n) 熟语，成语
My favorite idiom is … …

give birth to 生小孩，脱胎，出生，生
Ancient Chinese gave birth to Modern Chinese.
My mom gave birth to me when she was 27.

wise – wisdom (n) 智慧

message (n) 消息，内涵
What’s the message of this film?

wither (v) 枯萎
The flowers will wither in the winter.

reward (n) 奖励,回报 –

creepy (adj.) very scary

secure (adj.) = safe
insecure 没有安全感的
security 安全
security guard 保安
security check 安检
we need to go through the security check before boarding.

safe (n) 保险箱

compartment (n) 车厢

creep in 猥琐地靠近

intimidated 感到害怕的
intimidating 惊悚的，吓人的，有威慑力的

reflect (v) 反射，折射，反思 – reflection (n)

There is 4 people on the train,  and after a while she looked around and saw a man, the man had white face and 2 big eyes, look scared, the man went towards the woman and the man sit next to the man. Every time she wants to see the man, the man will come closer.

A woman gets on a train and sits 2 rows next behind 3 people: a man on the phone and 2 girls talking. The woman looks insecure. She looks out the window and looks back, the 3 people have disappeared and she sees a creepy-looking man who is sitting in the next compartment. She feels scared and every time when she looks out for the man, she finds him getting closer to her. And she feels really insecure as he creeps in. She is so intimidated that she looks out the window again, and there, she sees the man’s reflection in the window.