Lingoda Group Class Notes 5
Topic: Should we always give second chances?Related skill: Reading
Date: 20 May 2024 Teacher: Claire (UK)Classmates:
- 1 from French - 1 from Mexico
What I've learned
Idioms
let bygones be bygones - Meaning: to decide to forget about arguments that happened in the past - Example: Matthew and Tom decided to let bygones by bygones and remain friends
Vocabularies
| Vocabulary | Definiation | Note |
|---|---|---|
| gossip | n.八卦, v.八卦 | Office romance is often the subject of gossip. |
| nasty | adj. 恶毒的，凶相的；令人不快的，令人厌恶的 | Though she smiled as she said it, there was a nasty tone in her voice that let me know for sure how angry she was. |
| expose | v. 暴露；揭露 | A wise mother never exposes her children to the slightest possibility of danger. |
| bonfire | n. 篝火；营火 | Hansen, the man who lit the bonfire of the global warming vanities way back in 1988. |
| deceive | v. 欺骗 | Despite the fact that our landlord was so mean, both my roommate and I drew a line at deceiving him. |
| virtue | n. 美德；优点 | Forgiveness is an important virtue. |
| grudge | n. 怨恨；恶意; v. 嫉妒 | Holding onto grudges can harm relationships. |
| fraudulent | adj. 欺骗的；欺诈的 | The fraudulent contractor cheated several homeowners out of their life savings. |
Phrases
| Phrase | Definiation | Note |
|---|---|---|
| spread rumour | 传播谣言 | Jane spread a rumour that Tanya and Colin were getting a divorce. |
| from the bottom of my heart | 发自内心 | From the bottom of my heart, I wish you all the success in the world. |
| draw a line under sth. | 划清界限 | In the end, we drew a line under it and moved on, but our friendship was never quite the same |
| take revenge on sb. | 报复某人 | After he found out that his friend had betrayed him, he plotted to(策划) take revenge on him. |
| turn the other cheek | 指在受到侮辱或伤害时，不予以还击或报复，而选择忍耐和宽容 | In situations of conflict, it can be difficult to turn the other cheek. |
| be unfaithful to sb. | 言而无信 | He had betrayed her trust by being unfaithful to her. |
| be water under the bridge | 指过去发生的事情，现在已经不重要，不值得争论 | I ended up forgiving my boyfriend for lying to me; it was all just water under the bridge. |
| take vengeance | 报复 | Her husband Mike was set on taking vengeance for being betrayed. |
| cheat sb. out of sth. | 骗取某人的某项东西 | To cheat someone out of something means to prevent someone from having something. e.g. a promotion or a reward. |
| cheat on sb. | 出轨 | To cheat on someone means to be unfaithful to the person you are in a serious relationship with. |
Quotations
- Revenge is a dish best served cold.
- 复仇最好在冷静下来后进行，而不是在愤怒或情绪激动时采取行动
- An eye for an eye.
- 以牙还牙，针锋相对
Review
4.5/5
Claire is a truly professional teacher. She has a great sense of humor and always gives us confidence. Although the topic I chose was a reading class, I learned both of reading and speaking in Claire's class. Instead of strictly following the structure of learning materials completely, Claire uses the storis from the materials and encourages us to express our own opinions about the stories to help us practice speaking. I really like Clarie's teaching style. I will book another class with her in the future.