VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

Choose between the lesser of two evils

willfully ignorant

elaborate – explain more

gullible – a person who believes anything easily.

eg: They’re so gullible to believe any conspiracy they read online.

sucker – fool, person who gets fooled easily

eg: Like a sucker, I paid over 300 yuan for a taxi back from the airport.

gut feeling – instinctual feeling

eg: I got a gut feeling that he was a bad guy.

absent minded – very forgetful, might get something started then forget why you’re doing it

eg: I’m not absent minded, wait, what are we talking about?

cease fire – when there is a war or battle and they stop fighting or firing their weapons.

eg: Technically the war is still happening, it is just a cease fire.

Only controversial topics have something worthwhile to talk about.

Elaboration: I mean those topics that everybody agrees on are really boring. Everyone keeps repeating what has already been said.

The topics which I think are controversial might not be so controversial in other people’s opinion.

Elaboration: Proving other people wrong is really tempting and fascinating. It will be a little bit helpful just to not believe everything that other people said.

I don’t really want to talk with those idiots who would agree with whatever other people said.

Elaboration: Not talking with those gullible suckers who make me feel like I’m in the hell, is a huge relief.

Most of the controversial topics are about the government and society which I am really interested in.

Elaboration: I’m not sure why, but I know in my gut that it matters.