F2F Class Notes – Judy – (Nicholas)

Judy

Vocabulary

politics idea / political

scrawny / you’re so skinny you look sick – weak

e.g. I remember when I was in university – I was focused on my studies and not on my scrawny physique.

escorted / to bring someone out of somewhere / an escort / this is a beautiful woman who rich men pay to be their friend

refuge / a safe place / refugee / a person fleeing one country to another because of war

e.g. I needed to find refuge.

e.g. After WWII there were many German refugees across Europe.

to seek / to look for

e.g. He was seeking a safe place.

e.g. He sought a safe place.

e.g. All good men seek a nice young wife.

autograph / 签名

e.g. Nicholas saw Angela Baby in Jingan Temple and asked for her autograph.

to defy / defied (past tense) / to go against a written rule or an unwritten rule in society / defiance

e.g. The teacher defied Judy’s orders and didn’t come to work.

e.g. Children often defy their parents when they are young.

e.g. Sometimes defiance is an important quality in people because it means you won’t do something just because everyone else is doing it.

stereotype / a description of a group of people that is usually true, but not always true / it’s a quick and sometimes an unfair judgement

e.g. The stereotype of Chinese mown in America is that they are terrible drivers.

e.g. Another Chinese stereotype is that they are good at math and music — positive stereotype.

e.g. A negative stereotype of blonde girls is that they are stupid.

e.g. A negative stereotype of black people is that they are thieves.

to provide for / to be the provider / to support with money

e.g. Usually the father and the mother are the providers for the family while the grandparents stay home.

e.g. Is he a good provider?

a live stream / to live stream / the video on social media live right now

e.g. The homeless man’s thoughts were lived streamed on Weibo.

“long story short…” / if the story is long boring and complex, and you just want to give a short fast version

e.g. My visa process was really bad, but long story short, they gave it to me.

Machiavelli / Machiavellian / 马基雅维利 / He was a European thinker who gave advice to government leaders and he usually said the leaders should be cunning and do whatever it takes to get what they want

e.g. Judy has some great Machiavellian qualities! She’s ambitious etc.

Grammar

will arrive at the office

It’s Zoe’s day off today

You checked the booking right?

If 8 PM cancels can I just have a class with you / if 8 o’clock cancels

I thought you already in dream / I thought you were already dreaming / I thought you were already in a dream

I want stay in a nice hotel / I want to stay in a nice hotel

I think its really important for me – I work really hard so I need a nice place to stay to make me feel relaxed and safe and also when I travel I want to stay in a nice place/nice places. And I don’t want to – like when I make travel plans I don’t want to think about money – I like nice cars – I want  to make my parents’ life better – and I want to raise my kid in a nice environment. I also want to make myself feel powerful – and I don’t want to work when I’m old. I think as long as I dont hurt other people – or don’t make other people to pay the for things just because I want a to get money – and sometimes I think for example if I really don’t like one of our students I will choose not to sign them up again because I think like happy is sometimes more important/because sometimes I think being happy is more important.

I do think it’s OK – I think when I was a kid if I say said something and if I be was honest – for eg  if I did something bad my father will choose to would  hit me – so I just lied. And I think that’s fine. For eg like when I don’t want to keep fighting with friends I always choose to lie – when my parents ask me how about my life I never say anything bad – I just don’t want they them to worry about me.

I don’t wanna be famous – I need so much freedom – I dont want other people to talk about me I dont want think – because people know me – you kind of can’t do any bad things/you can’t get away with anything. Perhaps, they think that can make their business bigger or some people think being famous is means you’re successful.