F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)[S]

Vocabulary

misbehavior  – 不当行为

e.g. Usually Chinese students are very well behaved.

e.g. But Yim’s high school had very poor behavior — they misbehaved.

Year 1 = Freshman Year

Year 2 = Sophomore Year

Year 3 = Junior Year / Senior Year

Year 4 = Senior Year

e.g. My freshman year was very fun because it was a new experience. And it was fun because we got to see the senior  girls.

e.g. I found another girl in her grade.

ban zhu ren – head teacher

learned = found out

e.g. When my ex-girlfriend learned that I asked another girl to the dance, she was unhappy.

e.g. When my ex-girlfriend found out that I asked another girl to the dance, she was unhappy.

pretty = attractive 有吸引力 = hot

“looks aren’t everything” – beauty is important, but not the most important, you must also be kind, and generous, and nice, and smart

“looks” = this is how you look = are you attractive or not attractive.

e.g. She had amazing looks, but she wasn’t very smart!

e.g. He/she is good looking. Thy are attractive

Grammar

at the freshman years I studied very hard / during my freshman year

but when I reached my sophomore year I fell in love

Since = Because (Why)

Since Chinese high school has one 3 years, the last year is called Senior not Junior.

Because Chinese high school has one 3 years, the last year is called Senior not Junior.

Since = From (Time)

Since 2016 I have worked as a teacher.

From 2016 I have worked as a teacher.

Will in the past = WOULD

Original

My high school is not – I think it’s not good experience because we always lazy – it’s so free about the class because they are talkings loudly / loud and not environment – is not good for study – and play the smartphone in the class, play the game – need to see which teacher, some teacher let you do what you want, but the one class have one teacher to lead them ban zhu ren head teacher – but my class has a lot of rich guy – they always play game – they don’t care because they have a money.

Corrected 

My high school was not well behaved– I think it wasn’t a good experience because we were always lazy – the class was out of control because my classmates were talking loudly / loud and the environment was not good for studying – and my classmates would play with their smartphones in the class, play the games – need to see which teacher, some teachers would let you do what you want, but the one class has one teacher to lead them ban zhu ren the head teacher – but my class has a lot of rich guys – they always played games – they didn’t care because they had money.