VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)
Vocabulary
encyclopedia / 百科全书
e.g. If you want to learn the definition of a word – go to the dictionary. If you want to know all there is to know about a topic – go to the encyclopedia.
a jack of all trades, master of none / good at many things, not an expert at any of them
Renaissance Man / 文艺复兴时期的人
public image / person / ren shi
mastermind / a brilliant person who makes brilliant plans
to cope (formal) / 应付 / to deal with (informal)
e.g Some people turn to alcohol as a coping mechanism.
e.g. She had difficulty coping after the loss of her grandmother.
a snob / a rude person that prefer a very specific kind of something – usually coffee, wine, whiskey
e.g. I can make this better myself – I’m a snob.
coffee snob / an obnoxious person that will only drink coffee from a particular brand / obnoxious / 讨厌 / pretentious / 自命不
hungover / hangover
e.g. I am hungover
e.g. I have a hangover.
a hangover cure / special food or drink to help you get over a hangover
Words related to drinking alcohol
heavy drinker / someone who drinks large amounts of alcohol
light drinker / someone who doesn’t drink large amounts
social drinkers / they usually only drink during social events
alcoholic / they drink by themselves – they cannot control their drinking habit eventually they will die from it / alcoholism
a drunk / informal word for an alcoholic
e.g. He’s a drunk.
functional alcoholics / they can drink and still do their daily tasks
rehab / rehabilitation / to recover from something
e.g. Soldiers suffering from PTSD after war usually have to go to rehab.
sober up / to stop drinking alcohol for an extended period of time / verb
to be sober / adjective
to be sober-minded / to think clearly
“…which is saying a lot”
e.g. He drank more than me which is saying a lot.
e.g. She has more shoes than my wife which is saying a lot.
Grammar
I haven’t drink to much / I hadn’t drank too much
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