F2F Class Notes (Lily) [S]

Vocabulary

1.favor= prefer
ex: My mom favored my brother over me, so I hate my brother.

2.instruction= 题目
ex: you need to read the instruction before you start your homework.

3. adopt= to raise other people’s child as your own 领养
ex: My parents adopted my sister.

4.orphan= 孤儿 a child with no known parents
orphanage= a place where orphans live
ex: An American family flew to China to adopt an orphan from an orphanage.
ex: In Shanghai, it’s rare for families to adopt an orphan. 

5. one child policy= 计划生育
ex: Long ago in China, the government enforced one child policy.

6.penalty= 罚款 惩罚
ex: My parents paid a penalty for adopting my sister.

my wife always told me that she likes to have a old brother, not a young brother. Parents always love the youngest child. My parents were very very poor, they were farmers. I was born in 1978, and my sister was born in 1980, but she isn’t my parent’s biological/own child. At that child, parents didn’t have any time or enough money to take good care of children. If I were a girl, maybe my parents didn’t adopt my sister. In my memory, I remember that my parent always borrowed money from my relatives- my uncle, my aunt, because they couldn’t be afford of the fees. For me, I don’t think so. If I have another girl, I think I would take care of them equally. If I have a boy, I think I favor my girl. Maybe I will be very strict to my son. I always feel my heart was broken when my wife was shouting at my daughter for homework. She does her homework so slow. I can’t believe why very tender wife becomes a tiger.

Revised

my wife always told me that she wants to have an older brother, not a younger brother. Parents always love the youngest child. My parents were very very poor, they were farmers. I was born in 1978, and my sister was born in 1980, but she isn’t my parent’s biological/own child. At that time, parents didn’t have any time or enough money to take good care of their children. If I were a girl, maybe my parents wouldn’t adopt my sister. In my memory, I remember that my parent always borrowed money from my relatives- my uncle, my aunt, because they couldn’t be afford of the fees. For me, I don’t think so. If I have another girl, I think I would take care of them equally. If I have a boy, I think I would favor my girl. Maybe I will be very strict to my son. I always feel heart-broken when my wife shouts at my daughter for homework. She does her homework patiently. I can’t believe how such a  tender wife could become a tiger mom.