Impact Values Lesson 1

Ivy Language AcademyStudent Group: University Students

Term 1

Going outHe is going out with her.

Meaning: He is dating her.

Lets all go out together tonight.

Meaning: An invitation to go somewhere with a group of people.

约会

外出

Awesome

Example Sentences

This food is awesome!My girlfriend is awesome!This place is awesome!

MeaningReally great; fantastic; amazing

This food is delicious!My girlfriend is amazing!This place is spectacular!

Note: To show “awe” means to show amazement; to be really impressed by something

An awesome party

太棒了，非常精彩

Energetic

Example sentences

Billy is really energetic right now. Did you give him candy?

Meaning: Fully of excitement and enthusiasm. A person who likes to do many things.

精力充沛

Piercing

Example SentenceDid you get a new piercing? Wow! It looks really cool.

Meaning:To attach a piece of metal by putting a hole in the skin.

打孔，穿洞

Cool

Example Sentences:

Nice shirt Kelly. It looks really cool.This song is cool.I didn’t know you could play guitar. That’s cool.

Meaning:

Interesting, good, hip, culturally acceptable

酷，棒

Belly Button

Example sentences:

Is your belly button an inny or an outty?Did you get a belly button piercing?

Meaning: Part of the tummy or stomach area that used to be connected to your mother. It is either a hole or a piece of skin that sticks out.

肚脐

Wow

Example SentenceWow! This food is really good!

Meaning: Expression showing excited in interest in something.

哇

Tongue

Example Sentence:Stick out your tongue please.

Meaning: A red muscle in your mouth used for speaking and tasting

舌头

Kiss

Example Sentence:

Did he kiss you?

Meaning:

When two people show they care for each other by touching their mouths together

亲吻

Disgusting

Example Sentence:

This food is disgusting!

Meaning:

Very unattractive or unpleasant; something that does not look, smell, taste, or feel good.

讨厌，让人不喜欢

To wonder

Example Sentence:

I wonder what it would be like to be President of the U.S.A.

Meaning:

To think or imagine something.

想，疑惑

Woman/Man of your dreams

Example Sentence:

She is the woman of my dreams. I hope we get married some day.

Meaning:

The person you must want to date or be romantic with.

你梦中的女人或男人

Express yourself

Example Sentence:

When you learn English, its important to express yourself. Please let him express himself.

Meaning:

To speak or do something that shows how you feel or what you think about something.

表达她自己 / 你自己 / 他们自己

I’d

Example Sentence:

I’d like to eat some pizza right now.

Meaning:

A short way of saying “I would”

我愿意

Totally

Example Sentence:

I would totally go out with her.

Meaning:

Definitely; sometimes used to show agreement

完全地，绝对地

Kind of weird

Example Sentence:

Something smells kind of weird.Its getting kind of weird.

Meaning:

A little uncomfortable and strange.

有点奇怪

Expressions/Grammar

Ivy Language AcademyStudent Group: University Students

Term 1

# Expressions/Grammar Explanation Example Sentence Chinese

17 Going to lastIf something is "going to last" then it will continue

for a long time. I'm not sure its going to

last. 将要持续，会长久

18 Man,…. OR …man

"man" is an expression between friends that is

used to show comfort of familiarity

Man, you’ve got fo find some way to make it last.

语气词 , 与熟人说话时使用

19 Sound stupid

If something "sounds stupid", then it is not a smart thing to say, or is

bad to say for some reason.

But, this is going to sound stupid.

听起来很蠢 , 很笨

20 What about them/it?

This expression is used when you feel like

something is not bad or there is nothing wrong, but the person you are

talking to thinks there is something wrong.

Yeah, so, what about them?

那他们 / 它呢 ， 他们 / 它会怎样？为他们抱不平的语气

# Expressions/Grammar Explanation Example Sentence Chinese

21 At least

Expressions used to show the lowest critera

or standard you are willing to accept.

I asked her if she could stop wearing some of them, at

least when we were together.

至少

22 I was, like, what?

Many people say "I was like" or "she was like"

when referencing a conversation that

happened in the past.

I was, like, what? 表示过去的状态

23 You/he/they don’t get it.

To not understand something

I don’t know, man, I think you just don’t get it.

: 你 / 他 / 他们 不 明 白 , 没懂

24 You cant let (A) get between (B) and (C)

Expression showing that A is causing problems in

the relationship between B and C

You cant let a few pieces of metal get between you and the woman of your dreams.

你不能让A 站在 B 和C 之间 , 意思是 A 会在(B) 和 (C)产生问题

# Expressions/Grammar Explanation Example Sentence Chinese

25 Its bad enough that… now…

An expression to show that were bad before, but now are worse.

Its bad enough that she's getting pierced. Now she wants me to do it, too?

意思是事情原先已经很坏 了 , 现 在更坏了

26 Its no big deal. It's not important. Why not, man? Its no big deal.

不 重 要 , 没关系

27 turns… onIf something turns you

on, then you are sexually attracted to it.

And you know if it turns michelle on…

使 … 产 生性兴奋

28 and, you know…

A word used when trying to persuade someone,

by showing that its something they would probably agree with.

And you know if it turns michelle on…

你 知 道 , 在 劝 说 , 叙述的过程中经常使用