F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

-oriented: (n) orientation , fang xiang
ie. I am very detail-oriented.

disoriented: dizzy
ie. I felt disoriented after the plastic surgery.
ie. I felt some disorientation (n = dizziness) after the plastic surgery.

variation: (n) various 变异; 变异的东西; 变种; 变体
ie. The American accent is a variation.

hypothetical: (adj) jia she de  (n) hypothesis = more real than “prediction”, you have data to back it up
ie. For all hypothetical situations, use the word “would”.
ie. Speaking hypothetically… if I asked you out …

takeaway: learning, thing to remember for the future
ie. The biggest takeaway from this lesson is …

eventually: 最后; 终于

realize: yi shi dao (n) realization
ie. Did you just realize this?
ie. Is this a recent realization?

Grammar

comparisons: “like” follows verb or noun
ie. She is beautiful, just like Lily.
ie. She is as beautiful as Lily.
ie. Beautiful girls like Lily spent lots of time on their hair.
ie. She looks like Lily.

“would”
– for everything that begins with “if”
– for habits
– past tense of “will”
ie. I would like to…
ie. Don’t leave me Lily… I would cry if you did.

“drives someone nuts/crazy” – makes someone vvv annoyed

“hands” -ren shou
ie. We have 10 new students today so it’s “all hands on deck.”
ie. Give me a hand.

“Do you get a notice beforehand for OT?”
No, I always work OT without notice, because of a lack of staff./we don’t have enough staff.

“What happened that day when you missed Lily’s class?”
There are some emergency issue/cases.
There was an emergency so I had to work OT.
There was an emergency situation.

Lily is a person who like smiling./laughs a lot. <– fact
Lily always laughs/smiles. <— fact
Lily kept laughing/laughed very hard when I told her the funny story yesterday. <– event
Lily always laughs/would always laugh when I tell her funny stories. <– fact

Women, especially beautiful like Lily, like rich men.
Women, particularly/especially beautiful ones like Lily, like rich men.

Tell me about one important decision you have made this year.
I decided to organize my tooth in this year, because I thought my teeth were messy/messed up.
I decided to get dental work done/organize/adjust the positions of my teeth in this year, because I thought my teeth were/are messy/messed up. 

It’s my dream but I planned to do it recently.
It’s my long-time dream/I have always dreamed of this/I have been dreaming of/about this but I planned to do it recently.

Pronunciation

woman (wo + man) , women (wei+men)

smell smile (I)

because

would= wood = wo

build = bill+ed, no “U’

filter = fill+ter

filled= fill+ed