F2F Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

close-up: (adj or n) jin zhao
ie. Can you please help me take a close-up?

dilemma: (进退两难的) 窘境
ie. Ally was in a dilemma; she can’t afford the apartments she likes.

procrastinate (v): tuo yan (n) procrastination
ie. Laura likes to procrastinate.

oversee: (v)supervise, see if everything goes well
ie. She oversees our work.

meal: can
ie. We always have our meals together.

raw: (adj) sheng <> cooked
ie. I don’t eat raw meat.

shrimp: xia (no eee sound)

prawn: big shrimp
ie. A prawn is usually bigger than a shrimp.

suffer: zhe mo
ie. He suffers from a mental illness.

get-together: (n)ju hui, casual
ie. We’re having a small get-together this Saturday, you should join us.

unrealistic: bu xian shi
ie. Lily has unrealistic expectations for men.

stuck up: arrogant/gao ao de
ie. She’s a very stuck up b____

extravagant: 奢侈的; 挥霍的; 铺张浪费的; 过于昂贵的; 无节制的; 过分的; 放肆的; 不切实际的 (n) extravagance
ie. Too much extravagance is not good for you.

Grammar

job-hunting/apartment-hunting

turning 19/20/50…..

eat = have
ie. I can’t eat shrimp because I’m allergic.

“leave work at work”

“share a birthday”

take a long time
– It takes a long time to get to WD. (neg meaning)

“How much sleep did you get today?”

This week, I am lack of sleep.
This week, I lack sleep/I haven’t been sleeping well./I’m suffering from the lack of sleep./suffer from insomnia.

Last Saturday, I just slept 3 hours.
Last Saturday, I only slept for 3 hours. /had only 3 hours of sleep.

Firstly, the workload is huge so I couldn’t finish it on work time.
Firstly, the workload is huge so I can’t finish it in the time given./by the time I get off work.

She has a good personality.

She always take a long time to take care of our family.
She always spends her days taking care of our family.

I haven’t had them in a long time.

It can be close (adj) to humans.

If you spent 10K on rent, you could get a good apartment.

Pronunciation

rail