VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

resolution 决心,坚定,决断,
NY’s resolution 新年立志

incense (n) (烧)香
to burn incense 烧香

social person
people person 

stoned (adj.) drunk
I was quite stoned after 10 beers.
Last night I got stoned out of my mind.

cholera (n) 霍乱

genre (n) 类型
genre fiction 类型小说

decipher (v) 解密,破译,破解,识别出
Can you decipher his handwriting?

illusion (n) 幻想,幻影

scalp
(n) 头皮
(v) 切掉头皮

page-turner (n) books that are easy to read

Aristotle 亚里士多德

period drama 历史剧

Pronunciation

fortunately

Speaking exercise

Book Recommendations:
Love in the Time of Cholera By Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Stoner By John Williams 《斯通纳》
Atomic HabitsBy James Clear 《原子习惯》
The Name of the Rose
By Umberto Eco = 同名电影

Films on Medieval History
Kingdom of Heaven By Ridley Scott
The Last Duel By Ridley Scott
The Crusade: A Timewatch Guide (2016) By BBC

Deja Vu 多抓鱼

be hard/strict on someone. 对某人严苛

give sb a hard time. 让某人不好过(可以是开玩笑式的)