VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

period (n)

pass away: a more polite way of saying “die”

single eye-lid 

inherit (v)
ie. I inherited my father’s nose

electricity (n) 
ie. Electricity was rare for people living in villages.

electrician (n) someone who fixes electricity
ie. There was a lack of electricians back then.

three-wheeler (n) 三轮车

grandparents from my dad’s side

grandparents from my mom’s side

funeral (n) 葬礼

graveyard (n) 

divorce (n) 
ie To get a divorce

sibling (n) brothers and sisters

interfere/intervene
ie. I don’t want to ~ your decision

economics (n) the study of economy

finance (n) 金融

well-rounded 

ambitious (adj.) 有抱负，有野心的

Grammar

tolerate = put up with = stand

behind sb’s back

as long as 

barely = almost never = hardly

be close with
ie. I was close to Tom before, but now I am not so close with him.

look up to 
ie. my younger sister looks up to me 

He will be busy before November 7th

There isn’t one thing that makes me the most regretful, 

When I was little, 

I was barely able to see the photo

this is the only memory of him 

I don’t have a lot of feelings towards him.

they never saw me again

he is the kindest person in the world

he gets angry easily

We are not that close

I felt I was small

Now I am a lot more confident