F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

gambling: du bo (v) gamble
ie. My dad’s friend has a gambling problem/likes to gamble.

debt: zhai
ie. … so he is in debt.(state)/he has a lot of debt (noun)
ie. I am indebted to you.

trustworthy: (adj) zhi de xiang xin
ie. Ally thinks bi chi bang/must-eat ranking on DZDP is very trustworthy.

trust (v): xin ren
ie. Please trust me on this question.

believable: (adj) xiang zhen de, ke xin de
ie. That’s a believable story, but …

last (v): chi jiu
ie. I don’t want to meet Lily’s new bf because I know they’re not going to last.

temporary:  (adj)lin shi

expire: (v) guo qi  (n) expiration date

certain: mou xie
ie. Certain rules apply if you want to buy a house in SH.

Grammar

believe + story/idea
ie. I don’t believe a word you say.
trust+person/group
ie. Please trust me. Please trust the system.

…. +for sure: must

adj phrases: describe only the noun before it

I had one down mood things.
I had something that made me feel down./me have a down mood. 

I will get it on that day for sure.
I was sure I would get it that day.

The temporary license plate only can use one month.
I can only use the temp license plate for one month.
The temp license plate can only be used for one month.
The temp license plate will expire after/in a month.

If I don’t get it next month, my car would be parked forever in the neighborhood.

Can I use the license plate which is from other cities?
…. license plate from other cities?

All my relatives told me to pay the yellow cow for the plate.

In other cities like CZ SZ, the license plate rules are different.
The difference of/between Shanghai plates and plates from/of other cities is that SH plates can go on the highway all the time/all day and the other plates can only go during certain times.

This restaurant is worse than that one. <– just compare
This restaurant is not as good as that one.  <–  as… as … = xiang

One of the noodle places on bcb belongs to my dad’s friend./is owned by my dad’s place.

You lack edgy ideas that is not good for your final project but don‘t be on edge. You can turn around it now！If you don’t understand something, you just cry for help to us.Oh by the way，I didn’t mean to offend you，but can you cheer up and don‘t be like a drunk？

You lack edgy ideas. That is not good for your final project/that are necessary for your final project/You lack edgy ideas that you need for your project but don‘t be on edge. You can turn it/your life around now！If you don’t understand something, you can just cry for help./ask us for help. Oh by the way，I didn’t mean to offend you，but can you cheer up and don‘t be like a drunk？/don’t be drunk/don’t drink.

Pronunciation

prIvate

edge = e+j