Studio Classroom- September 2- [Profile] Do Hard Things

【Chat Room】

• We can also say that their movement, the revolution is countercultural.
• countercultural:
  - Describe someone or something that rejects or opposes the central value and behavior of a society.
  - In the past, the word "countercultural" often describe young people who reject their parents' values in favor of their personal freedom. Often these countercultural young people broke the law, so it usually was thought of as a negative word, but in the case of the revolution, being countercultural is positive, because it's rejecting the negative aspects of American teen culture, like laziness, selfishness, lack responsibility.
• counter- : 反....
  - means opposite or opposing
• counteract 阻撓，阻礙，使一件事得到反作用
  - means to oppose the effect(?) of something, usually by doing the opposite effect(?).
  - ex: The government is taking steps to counteract the financial cress(?)
• counterwise 逆時針的
  - Describe movement that in the same direction the rule tending hands of a clock.
  - Moving in the opposite direction of the hands on the clock.
• counterintuitive 反直覺的
  - Describe a situation that is con... to what commonsense was suggested. Like exciseing when you're tired. You may think that would make you feel more tired, but actually excise give you energy.

【Langugae Tips】

1. immature adj. 不成熟的，幼稚的(例1.2)；還未發育好的(例3)
   (im-否定；mature adj. 成熟的)
   ex:
   1. Even though Rick is 40 years old, he is still so immature.
   2. No one can tolerate his immature behavior except his wife.
   3. immature eggs 未孵化的蛋
2. contemporary adj. 現代的，當代的(例1)；n. 同時代的人
   ex:
   1. Our professor's lecture on the contemporary novel is very popular in our school.
   2. Famous inventors Thomas Edson and Henry Ford were contemporaries.
3. strike a chord [idiom] 引起共鳴，打動人的心弦
   (strike v. 打, 撞擊 / strike, struck, struck)(chord n. 琴弦)
   ex: Her performance struck a chord with the audience.