Double VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/W]

Vocabulary

1.whereas= 然而
ex: Many people want to go to Canada, whereas I only want to stay in SH.
ex: Most people like skinny girls, whereas my husband like a chubby me.

2.however=but 但是
ex: Many people can speak English, however not everyone can be an English teacher.
ex: I really like him, however I am married, I cannot be with him.

3. chubby>>> fat>>> obese
ex: Your baby is so chubby and cute!
ex: My mom is a little chubby, she’s on a diet.

4. treadmill = 跑步机
ex: I hate the treadmill because I hate running.

5. armpits =腋下
bikini line= 私处

6. road trip= 自驾游
ex: If you go to America for a month, you can go on a road trip.

7. budget= 预算
ex: It depends on your budget, if you have more budget, then you can go to Europe.

8. YOLO= You only live once 及时享乐
ex: If you believe in YOLO, then you will not buy a house and pay the endless mortgage.

9. crucial= important
ex: Time is very crucial, you only live once. Go on a trip when you still can.

10. guardian= 监护人
ex: I can his guardian, but he refuses.

11. take (someone/ something) for granted= 理所应当
ex: My husband takes my love for granted, but actually I could leave him whenever I want.
ex: Some people just take you for granted, they will ask you to do things for them for free.

12. depreciate =贬值
ex: The currency depreciated after Trump imposed the tax law.
ex: Cars, bags (except for Hermes), shoes will depreciate after some times.

short-term goal
I want to my business to make some money. We want to have a long trip, but now he is too busy, maybe I guess we can spend 7 or 8 days. We want a long trip one month at least.

I want to make some profits for my business to make some money. We want to have a long trip, but now he is too busy, maybe I guess we can spend 7 or 8 days. We want a long trip for at least one month at least. 

long-term goal
my long-term goal is to have two babies. Last month, I went to Sino-American Hospital to do the check-up.

There are many traditional customs in China, some of them make me feel wonderful, while some of them make me feel very weird.
I have a friend who lived in weird rules in my eyes. First of all, her parents must choose everything for her. When she was a child, her parents said’ you are a child, you don’t know what is really good for you.’ So they choose her hobbies, her major and college. When she graduated, her parents choose a job for her. Even they choose her friends. And I know most parents are like her parents in China.
Second, because she is used to her parents arranging everything，she can’t do anything she likes and she doesn’t know what she likes. She can’t make any relationship, so she still single. At this time,her parents said ‘you are thirty, now you must choose a guy who has a good job and a house , you are old, you must married, or you will alone all your life.”
This is a very normal example in china. Maybe most Chinese people are very conservative, they are not willing to try and will not let their children try, but I think this is really weird , because children do not have their own life.
There are many other weird rules like this, for example, you can’t disagree your boss, you want to please your child’s teacher, you must be first in the exam, you must go to college, and so on. If you don’t do that in China, people will think you’re weird.

Revised

There are many traditional customs in China, some of them make me feel wonderful whereas some of them make me feel very weird.
I have a friend who must abide to certain weird rules in my eyes. First of all, her parents must decide on everything for her. When she was a child, her parents said ” you are a child, you don’t know what is really good for you.’ So they picked her hobbies, her major and college for her. When she graduated, her parents chose a job for her. They even picked her friends for her. And I know most of the parents are like her parents in China.
Secondly, since she is used to her parents arranging everything for her，she can’t do anything she likes and she doesn’t know what she likes. She hasn’t dated yet, so she is still single. Now her parents said ‘you are thirty, now you must find a guy who has a good job and a house , you are old, you must get married, or you will be alone for all your life.”
This is a very normal phenomenon in China. Maybe most Chinese people are very conservative, they are not willing to try and will not let their children try, but I think this is really weird , because children do not have their own life.
There are many other weird rules like this, for example, you can’t disagree with your boss, you want to please your child’s teacher, you must get the best mark in the exams, you must go to college, and so on. If you don’t do these in China, people will think you’re weird.