F2F Class Notes (Ally)

Tell me about a clothing brand that you like. Why do you like it? What’s your style?

Vocabulary

hesitate： (对某事) 犹豫，迟疑不决; 顾虑; 疑虑;  (adj) hesitant
ie. without hesitation
ie. Ally was a bit hesitant(adj) to buy Zara clothes after she heard about the mouse.

negotiate: (v)tan pan

bleeding: liu xue
ie. Zara is bleeding billions of dollars per month.

jet lag: dao shi cha / time difference
ie. I have jet lag today.
ie. There is a 15-hour time difference between SH and Vancouver.

materials: cai zhi

data: shu ju / liu liang
ie. unlimited data

Grammar

that/which in a phrase (which = you can use it after a comma ,)
ie. This is car that/which I like.
ie. This is a car which was stolen (describes car)
ie. This is the car that was stolen (makes car more specific)

come/go = WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW

“on the table” = possible to be considered/negotiated <> off the table
ie. You can skip the homework, but not coming to class is off the table.
ie. Is that(him coming to SH) on the table?

back = not a verb

until = for things that last to one time moment, after *time*, no more
ie. You can’t go home until 9.
ie. I’m here until 6.

by = before, and including
ie. Give me your homework by 6./by today.

ready to/prepared to vs plan to vs going to
ie. I’m ready to/prepared to marry him.  (I wasn’t ready before … So now I’m prepared)
ie. I plan to marry him. (It’s in my plans)
ie. I’m going to marry him. (I will do it for sure … maybe date is set?)

He is ready to open his factory with his partner.
He plans to/ is going to open a factory with his partner.

I want him back to SH
I want him to come back to SH

He want me to go with him to Canada.
He want me to join him in Canada.

He promised if I can’t go to Canada until March, he will come back to SH.
He promised if I can’t go to Canada by March, he will come back to SH.

I would like to talk about Japanese culture that I find interesting. It is called “Sakura viewing”. It means the viewing of cherry blossom when they are in full bloom during the spring season. Sakura is symbol of Japanese culture and when Sakura viewing takes place, thousands of people, both local and visitors from around the world, come to see the beauty of cherry flowers in full bloom. People from my culture also love flowers, and they even use them for many purposes and occasions, but gathering at a place or at a particular time to watch the blossoming of the flower is something that they don’t normally do. I like the culture because it shows how much they really value the beauty in Mother Nature. Besides, this particular culture brings people from all over the world for a common cause that is to enjoy the stunning beauty of Mother Nature.

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I would like to talk about an aspect/a part of Japanese culture that I find interesting/I would like to talk about Jap culture, which I find interesting. It is called “Sakura viewing”. It means the viewing of cherry blossoms when they are in full bloom/blossom during the spring season. Sakura is symbol of Japanese culture and when Sakura viewing takes place, thousands of people, both local citizens and visitors from around the world, come to see the beauty of cherry flowers in full bloom. People from my culture also love flowers, and they even use them for many purposes and occasions, but gathering at a place or at a particular time to watch the blossoming of the flower is something that they don’t normally do. I like the culture because it shows how much they really value the beauty of Mother Nature/natural beauty. Besides, this particular culture brings people from all over the world for a common cause, which/the common that is is to enjoy the stunning beauty of Mother Nature.