Double F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)(W)

Pronunciation

emergency

quilt

Vocabulary

their natural disposition / this is someone’s normal state of how they behave how they think how they act

e.g. Zora’s disposition is usually thoughtful, relaxed, ready to learn.

shoelaces / 鞋带

e.g. It’s a big accomplishment when children learn how to tie their shoe laces.

bunk bed / a two level bed

e.g. He sleeps on the top bunk and a girl sleeps on the bottom bunk.

to satisfy / satisfaction / to complete or to make a person happy or it’s not good enough

e.g We were not satisfied with her work.

e.g. I was not satisfied with the result.

e.g. My low grades did not satisfy the requirements of the university.

e.g. You need to take 16 classes in university to satisfy your requirements for graduation.

“my circle of control” / the things inside my circle I can control, the things outside my circle, I cannot control

“at the last minute” /this is one something is finished right before a deadline

e.g. I ignored her email because it was sent at the very last minute

e.g. They are very last minute

to deal with / dealt with / this is how you handled a situation that was difficult

e.g. How did she deal with the fact that she was sold a broken car?

e.g. Zora dealt with the situation by talking with her boss.

“It’s about finding the right balance” 

“setting a healthy boundary” / 边界 / setting healthy boundaries / a boundary is the line that you don’t go beyond / this is the mark where we say it’s “too far”

e.g. In life and in work we need to set healthy boundaries for ourselves – what are the things we will accept from others and things we won’t accept.

“to be the best that they/you can be”

to become a master / to become an expert at something  / to gain mastery over something

e.g. Some people are a “jack of all trades, and master at none” – this means you are very good at many things, but you have not reach mastery level in any of them.

e.g. Usually people say that you need 10,000 hours of focused practice in an area to become a “master”.

Grammar

17 year old vs. 17 years old / if you want to call him a person than you use YEAR (singular), if you want to say how many years this person has than you use YEARS plural.

e.g. He is 17 years old person.

e.g. He was a 17 year old.

e.g. She is a 20 year old person.

to ask that people / to ask those people /to ask these people

we didn’t communication communicate / we didn’t have good communication / it was a communication problem

it’s not look very good / it doesn’t look very good

have another thinking – find people who think the same waythey think differently / they have a different mindset

the population is growing up / once the population increased / the population was increasing 

once people were given the right to an education

to be the good oneSometimes I thought I didn’t want to put a lot of pressure on my son to be the best

But I want my son to be the least / But I don’t want my son to be the worst in his class/at the bottom of his class/at the bottom of society/below the average

can control themselves to do somethingcan control themselves / my son has no self-control

it’s no necessary / it’s not necessary

Writing exercise

Recently many negative news happened.

The first one is there was a Benz buyer bought a car, but she didn’t drive out of the shop, the engine was oil spilling, then the sales told buyer the car needs to change a new engine. We know this news about buyer sat on the car and crying to tell people her story. The short video of her bad experience has lots of impressions, she was strong to deal with her staff then her problem was solved.
The second one is a singer who is popular among us, he cheated on his wife even their couple being together for 30 years. his wife is a star too. After that, the woman forgives the man, in my opinion, this thing can not be forgive. The funny speaking is the man always choose young girls. If my husband cheated on me, I must let him out.
The worst hurting thing is there was a 17 years old young boy. Due to he was fight with his schoolmate, his mother argued with he, then he jumped from the bridge and died. This thing happened I look at my son’s picture, how to make my son has a strong heart? what can I do my son would have a tough heart.


There has been a lot of negative news recently. / There have been many negative news stories happening recently.

The first story involved a car buyer. She bought/purchased a Mercedes-Benz, but she didn’t drive out of the shop. She found that the engine was spilling oil. The salesman told her that the car needed a new engine. I read that the buyer then sat on the car and cried while telling people her story. The short video of her bad experience received lots of attention/received many impressions. She was strong in how she dealt with the staff and because of this her problem was solved.

The second story involved/was about a singer who is very popular among Chinese people. He cheated on his wife, even though they were a couple/together for 30 years. His wife is also a star/celebrity! After she found out, the wife forgave her husband. In my opinion, this act cannot be forgiven. The funny thing is this man always chose young girls. If my husband cheat on me, I would have to kick him out. 

Then there is the third and final story — this one hurts the most. There was a 17 year old young boy who had fought with his classmate. His mother argued with him. The boy was so upset he jumped from the Lupu bridge and died. When I heard the news, immediately looked at my sons picture. I thought: “how ccan I make my son’s heart stronger?” What can I do so that my son has a tough heart.