Wow, it feels strange not to be teaching on Monday! I'm sure you feel just as strange not to be in class. Don't worry, soon it will be Tuesday morning!
For those of you diligent enough to check this blog, I'd like to point out a typo (typographical mistake) in the study sheet: I had written one of the expressions from the "Larry Summers" article as "to (not) bad an eye." I should have written: "to (not) bat an eye."
In this case, "to bat an eye" literally means "to blink," which often signals that someone finds something difficult or unusual. We usually use this expression with a negative:
"She can write a five-page essay in one night and not bat an eye."
This means that it is extremely easy or ordinary for her to write five pages in one night. It doesn't even make her blink.
Another example:
"In Los Angeles, people walk around dressed like Batman or Spiderman, but nobody bats an eye!"
By this, we can understand that this type of behavior is common in Los Angeles and surprises no one.
You may be wondering about the presentation schedule for next week. Vasily, if you're reading this, yes, please prepare your presentation for tomorrow, which we'll do after the test. If this is difficult or impossible, we'll try to squeeze two presentations in on Wednesday. And Janet will do a presentation the following Tuesday. As for the test of this week:
Tuesday: Vasily
Wednesday: Nicolas
Thursday: Can
Friday: Ayaka
Tuesday: Janet.
And we'll make a new schedule this week. Good luck studying for the test and see you all tomorrow!
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