VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

The 9-year compulsory education
9 years of compulsory education

一个三岁的孩子
A 3-year kid

一个7天的假期
A 7-day holiday

industry (n) 行业

affect (v) 影响

stagnant (adj.) 停滞的，不流通的
The economy of Japan has been stagnant for 8 years.

economy (n) 经济
economics (n) 经济学
economist (n) 经济学家
economical (adj.) 经济的
economical development 经济发展
economical reform 经济改革

corona- 冠状的

crown (n) 王冠/皇冠

live-stream (v) 直播
She is live-streaming 她正在直播
she live-streams her daily life.
Li Jiaqi is a famous live-streamer.

rampant (adj.) 肆虐的，放肆的，不受控制的
Because Covid-19 is still rampant, so many people decided to stay at home.

summarize (v) 总结 – summary (n) 总结

certificate (n) 证书
He has a ~ for Japanese Level 2.

anime (n) 日本动画
animation (n) 动画片 = cartoon
manga 日本漫画

looking back 回顾，回头看

Covid = Covid-19 = the pandemic  疫情

pandemic (n) 全球大流行疾病
epidemic (n) 地方性流行疾病

once 一旦
Once Covid ends
Once Covid-19 is gone

blanket (n) 毛毯，毯子
carpet (n) 地毯
quilt (n) 被子
cover (n) 封面，被子的总称
Don’t judge a book by its cover. 不要以貌取人

energy (n) 能量，精力 – energetic (adj.) 有能量的，有精力的，有活力的
It takes a lot of energy to raise a kid.

admire (v) 钦慕，羡慕，欣赏，爱慕，钦佩，赞赏
I really admire your enthusiasm.

envy
(n) 羡慕
She said it out of envy.
(v) 羡慕
I envy you your good luck.
I really envy his job.
He envied her—she seemed to have everything she could possibly want.
I envy people who are energetic.
I envy energetic people.

jealous (adj.) 嫉妒 – jealousy (n) 嫉妒
I am jealous of his job.
He was jealous of Tom’s wealth.
Sexual jealousy is a common motive for murder.

kindergarten (n) 幼儿园

extra (adj.) 额外的
I got some extra help from my parents.

Grammar

ed 形容词和 ing 形容词

I am boring.  我是个无聊的人
I am bored. = I feel bored.
bored
boring

tired
tiring 让人感到累的
My son is tired.
My son is tiring.  = Taking care of  babies is tiring.

used to 曾经
I used to study in Japan.

be/get used to 习惯于，适应
I am used to SH’s weather
he got used to his new job quickly.

Our business was affected by the pandemic.
The apple was eaten by him.

Because we did a lot of live-streaming.

workload 工作量
My workload has increased in 2021.

I need to learn this brand new information.
I need to learn new things about this brand.

leave – left

my son is grew up
My son has grown a lot this year.

He is stayed in Japan 5 years.
He stayed in Japan for 5 years.

He used to wake up twice every night, now it’s only once.

I still need to get up one or two times every night to check his blanket.

set goals 设立目标

keep the fit
keep fit

go to gym
go to the gym

lose/gain weight
My goal was to lose 10 kg.