Online Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

disappointing: rang ren shi wang de
ie. Chinese designers are disappointing.

neglect: hu shi/ wu shi
ie. Some irresponsible parents neglect their children.

client: ke hu
ie. That company is a major client of mine.

familiar: shou xi
ie. I am familiar with that area.

similar: alike, xiang tong de
ie. The area is similar to another one.

starve: ai e
ie. I would starve rather than cook for myself.

renovated: zhuang xiu hao de

furnished: comes with furniture
ie. My home is fully renovated and furnished.

electronics: dian zi
ie. I need to purchase new home electronics.

automatic: zi dong de
ie. This is an automatic voice message.

live-in: zhu jia de
ie. I need a live-in nanny.

privacy: yinsi
ie. People should protect their privacy.

My new home is actually near our old home, in Minhang district.

I had a designer, but the designer in China is not good. At beginning, they give you some picture but after a time, the designer, if he got the fee, he will not focus on your home.

I had hired a designer, but I’m working on the room mostly by myself. I think designers in China are disappointing. At/In the beginning, they give you very nice pictures but in the end, the designer, if he already got his fee, he will neglect you as a client.

These days, we are clean up. Once I finish the cleaning, we will move to our new home. The area we are familiar and I think the area is convenient, near by two big plaza and some supermarkets and so many take-outs.

These days, we are doing clean up. Once I finish cleaning our place, we will move into our new home. We are familiar with the area and I think the area is very convenient, since it is near/since there are two big plazas and some supermarkets and many take-outs nearby. We are moving in some clothes and home electronics.

Before and after I had my daughter, I don’t do housework. We had a nanny and have some automatic household cleaning machines, such as a cleanup robot. Because we have our daughter, we have so much housework to do. I think the nanny doesn’t have time and energy to do everything, so we bought some self-cleaning tools.

My sleep is not too good, if someone bothers me, I will not get any more sleep the whole night. So I need/must have a live-in nanny. However, I don’t like live-in nannies. A lot of people don’t like having another person it their homes. If you have a live-in nanny, you will see the nanny in your home all the time, and you won’t get your privacy.