Daily English Note 18/3/2

Everyday Vocabulary

pompous adj. Showing arrogance and conceit
- He's a pompous old prig who's totally incapable of taking a joke.
charitable adj. benevolent
- The entire organization is funded by charitable donations.
synthetic adj. 
- synthetic fibres
celestial adj. heavenly  名詞: 天龍人
- The moon is a celestial body.
hindrance n. obstacle / obstruction
- I've never considered my disability a hindrance, but other people have.
discreet adj. cautious / careful / vigilant / prudent
- The family made discreet enquiries about his background.

impermeable adj. not allowing liquid or gas to go through

quarantine v. 檢疫隔離

- The horse had to spend several months in quarantine when it reached Britain.
impetuous adj. impulsive (im-不 / pet-seek / 不先尋找就做=衝動的)
- He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over before he rushes into them?

Everyday writing

In my opinion, there are many types of life's forms in the universe ,and people never observe and perceive. Human beings always think they are the most intellectual animal on the earth. We also think about why we possess the rational ability. Could it be that the god give us this talent ? Actually, this thought is just from humans' position. How could we know we are distinct from other animals? Perhaps, the actually god even don't give humans a shit. Humans are possibly regarded as a kind of life from the god's view. From quantum mechanics, the observers affect the observed reality. Be humble , respect for nature , and discover our ignorance.

Expression skill

WARNING: "According to me" is incorrect usage

"according to sth / according to others" is correct

Speaking

Some people get to know a person by the first observation while others prefer to get to know a person by long time observation. Which one do you prefer and explain why?

well, according to me, I prefer to get to know a person by a long time observation. It is more reasonable to understand a person's personality for a period of time. Because, a person may be unhappy when you first meet him or she. In this condition, you may think he or she is not friendly and hard to get along with. Everyone is sometimes in a bad mood.But, It not represent one's personality. Therefore , if you want to know a person , the best way is that getting along with each other for a period of time

Daily word

tramp 流浪漢    Trump 

leaflet 葉片 傳單

cyber manhunt 肉搜