Studio Classroom- August 8- [Holidays] A day for Dad

【Chat Room】

• importance n. / important adj. 重要
  significance n. / significant adj. 更強烈的形容詞，不只描述重要，也有著有意義，具關鍵性影響力的意味
• ex:
  a matter of great┌ importance
  a matter of great└ significance
  an┌ important discovery / day
  an└ significant
• There are some other definitions of "significant" we need to aware of：

1. a significant increase 顯著的增加
   - We are talking about a very large amount or quantity.
2. "significant" can also means expressive or suggestsive 具有某種暗示的
   ex: a significant gesture 有暗示性的手勢
3. a significant other 你的伴侶，你的最愛，你的另一半，是現在很流行的用語
   - "A significant other" is a person you love who is important to you, it usually refers to the person you share a long term relationship with, it maybe your wife or your husband, boyfriend or girlfriend.

【Language Tips】

1. gesture n. 表示友好的動作；手勢，姿勢(例句3)
   ex:
   1. Hugging is a gesture of friendship in many western cultures,
   2. A toast from the host is considered a gesture of respect.
   -- toast 主人敬酒
   3. The native here communicate with us through gestures.
   -- the native 原住民
2. orphanage n. 孤兒院，育幼院
   orphan n. 孤兒(例句2)
   ex:
   1. The orphanage is in desperate need of more funds so it can continue to operate.
   --be in desperate need of... 對於...有急迫的需要
   2. Many orphans in Vietnam were adopted by Americans after the Vietnam War.
3. regarding prep. 有關於某件事或某人
   ex:
   1. Regarding the annual budget, the accounting department will give us a full report.
   2. The teacher called and said that he needed to discuss some matters regarding my son.