F2F Class Notes (Celeste)***

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accidentally (ack si dent lee) – bu xiao xin de
eg. Celeste accidentally broke her favorite coffee cup. She was very sad.
eg. I accidentally lost my book.

deliberately – de lib ret lee – gu yi de
eg. Celeste deliberately broke her old iPhone 4 so she could get a new iPhone 6.
eg. In college, I remember I deliberately hid my old phone because I wanted to make my father buy a new one for me.

uncoordinated ( un – cor – din – ei – tid ) adj – describe sb who always hits themselves on things
eg. Celeste is uncoordinated when she wakes up in the morning. She always hits the wall.
eg. I always hit myself by  with the table. I am uncoordinated.

life circle circle of friends – the people around you
eg. I have many foreigners in my circle of friends. 

heterosexual – “hetroe” – to like the opposite gender
eg. Suzy and Jesse are both in heterosexual relationships
eg. Celeste and Suzy are heterosexual.

homosexual (hou mou) – gay
eg. I have a homosexual friend.

bisexual (bai) – to like both men and women (genders)
eg. Some people are bisexual.

Vocabulary

It’s a big work. – It’s a lot of work.

Suzy’s List of Housework:

  1. pick up the clothes
  2. wash the clothes and clean the shoes
  3. hang dry the clothes
  4. clean the balcony
  5. wash the dishes
  6. clean the stove (mei qi zao)
  7. clean the tables and bookshelves
  8. plant tomatoes