F2F Class Notes (Nick)

Vocabulary

To get off work – be done with work
e.g. I just got off work.

China vs. Chinese – thing or description
e.g. France is different from China.
e.g. French art is different from Chinese art.
Exception: I met a group of Chinese (people) today; I met some Americans today.

Yangtze River – changjiang

Development – the level of public services in country
e.g. China is well-developed, because it has a good system of trains.

Daily life – regular day, regular activities
e.g. In my daily life I like to go to the gym.

Commute – traveling to and from work
e.g. Each day I spend one hour commuting to work.

Instrument – object for performing a activity
e.g. The trumpet is a musical instrument.
e.g. In the hospital we use many different instruments to measure health.

Catchy – a song which you hear and which you then cannot stop singing
e.g. The new song I just heard on the radio is extremely catchy. It has been going around in my head all afternoon.

Colleague – someone you work with
e.g. I don’t like to go out with my colleagues.

Grammar

it’s very nice knowing you – it’s very nice to meet you
(The first sort of implies that you will never see the person again.)

Nursing department – the nursing department
When something is unique, or we want to describe a specific thing, we use “the” to talk about it.

Pronunciation

Ecuador – eh – kwa – door

I can sing along for four hours all by myself. I can always sing until the time is up. I usually sing pop music by pop singers. The women who are old enough to retire all like to dance by this song (xiaopingguo). Because my friends are all not in Shanghai, I go there by myself. I don’t like to go out with my workmates. I just want to go out with my friends.

I can sing for hours all by myself; or I can sing along with my favorite bands for hours.
I have no trouble singing as long as we have the room; I can sing and sing and never get tired. All the retired women love to dance to this song. Because none of my friends are in Shanghai, I go there by myself. I don’t like to go out with my colleagues. I only want to go out with my friends.