Lingoda Group Class Notes 62

Topic: Do you believe in karma
Related skill: Reading
Date: 19 December 2024
Teacher: Ali

What I've learned

Idioms

to kill someone with kindness

• Meaning: to be so kind to someone that you cause discomfort
• Example: My ex-boyfriend would always kill me with kindness. It only made things worse!

Vocabularies & Phrases

V&P	Definiation	Note
to suffer	to experience physical or mental pain	Karma says that if you treat others badly, in time you will come to suffer as a result of those actions.
to reward	something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work	If you do good things and treat people well, you will be rewarded by having good things happen to you.
origins	used to describe the particular way in which something started to exist or someone started their life	The origins of karma lie in the eastern religions of Buddhism and Taoism.
deed	an intentional act, especially a very bad or very good one	Helping an elderly lady cross the stress is an example of a good deed.
cause and effect	因果	Karma relates to the cause and effect of our actions.
intention	something that you want and plan to do	The intentions behind our actions can either be bad or good.
energy	the power and ability to be physically and mentally active	According to karma, hateful energy does not disappear.
emotion	a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general	Hate is an example of a strong negative emotion.
to take on	表达情感：指以示情感，特别是悲伤或愤怒	His voice took on a more serious tone.
ailment	An ailment is an illness, especially one that is not very serious	Children often suffer from minor ailments in winter.
source	the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something	Can you tell me the source of this information?
to rebound	to bounce back after hitting a hard surface	The waves will rebound and return to the centre.
expanse	n. a large, open area of land, water, or sky	There was a large expanse of water in front of the house.
balance	to give several things equal amounts of importance, time, or money so that a situation is successful	It's difficult for me to balance my work and personal life.
reincarnation	the belief that a dead person's spirit returns to life in another body	Reincarnation refers to returning to life in a different form.
serenity	the quality of being peaceful and calm	If I want to find peace and serenity, I go to my local spa.
to transform	to change completely the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that that thing or person is improved	She aimed to transform her life by focusing on kindness.
disturb	to interrupt what someone is doing	If a ship or object disturbs the clear and still surface of the water waves will ripple out, away from the site of the disturbance.
enlightenment	the state of understanding something	The only way to truly stop bad karma is to reach a stage of calm and enlightenment.

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