2019-09-12 put up with / put down

[shidenggui]

最近一直在 Cambly 上课，目前是一周五节课。这里把老师简称为 R 老师，是一个风趣的美国退休老头，我已经跟着老师上了一个多月的课。

Puffin

开头我们提到了 Puffin，因为 Cambly 会默认为用户生成一个唯一的 ID，以 puffin_xxx 开头，老师以为是我自己起的。
puffin 是指海雀。

R: Why do you use puffin in your cambly nickname?

I: The name was automatically generated by Cambly when I registered by mobile phone.

R: I think because Cambly's symbol is a bird.

询问下周的排课计划

R: Is five days a week still good for you or is it too much?

I: I think it's good, not too much.

phrasal verb

R 这次提到要开始教一些简单的 phrasal verbs 即动词短语。

R: Today, I want to concentrate on phrasal verb.

tolerate = put up with

R: What's the meaning of tolerate?

I: To allow something to happen.

R: The idiom in phrasal verb is put up with. Put up with means tolerate.

R: For instance, I could not tolerate traffic noise, so I closed the windows. Say the same thing with put up with.

R: I could not put up with traffic noise, so I closed the window.

R: Let's try another one. I could not tolerate the loud music, so I left the party.

I: I could not tolerate the loud music, so I left the party.

待续...

R: Why did you leave the party?

I: Because I could not put up with the loud music.