F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S+W]

What will be your bday gift for your 30th birthday?

My 20th birthday with my family have a dinner in a restaurant, we had 4 tables.
No, have more people always some relatives are not close to me but I must be happy for everyone.
I have a gift for myself, in 20th birthday I gave blood I think it is a good thing but before my mom doesn’t let me do this.
In China you do this your family can

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My 20th birthday was with my family, we had a dinner in a restaurant, we had 4 tables.
Some relatives are not close to me but I had to be happy for everyone.
I had a gift for myself, for my 20th birthday I gave blood I think it is a good thing but before my mom didn’t  let me do this. / didn’t allow me to do this.
In China you do this so that your family can get priority if they need blood.

People usually have a party for their birthday with their family or friends.People can invite friends to come to the party.Friends always buy a birthday present for the birthday star.

0n the birthday party, first people have a dinner together.

Second, the star bring out a birthday cake and friends can help his to put the candles on the cake. People sing birthday songs together. The birthday star can make a wish and blow out the candles.

Then everyone can give the star a birthday present, and they all say” Happy birthday to you.”. The star also says” Thank you very much for giving me the birthday presents and coming my birthday party.”. The star share the cake with everyone.

Finally, the birthday party is end and some people go back. But sometimes the star can invite only the friends to the afterparty. They also have fun in KTV or club without family.

In China, there are two kinds of birthdays. One is formal. People must have a birthday party in restaurant for their all relatives. This moment is general in your birthday that is like your 10th birthday, 20th birthday, 30th birthday and so on. The another is optional. People have a birthday party with family or their friends at home.
The cost of the birthday party and the after party is entirely borne by the birthday star. But sometime friends pay for the afterparty by going dutch when they don’t bring the birthday present.

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People usually have a party for their birthday with their family or friends.People can invite friends to come to the party.Friends always buy a birthday present for the birthday star.

0n the birthday party, people first have dinner together.

Second, the star brings out a birthday cake and friends can help him/her to put the candles on the cake. People sing birthday songs together. The birthday star can make a wish and blow out the candles.

Then everyone can give the star a birthday present, and they all say” Happy birthday to you.”. The star also says” Thank you very much for giving me the birthday presents and coming to my birthday party.”. The star shares the cake with everyone.

Finally, the birthday party ends and some people go back. But sometimes the star can invite a few/a handful of friends to the afterparty. They also have fun in KTVs or clubs without their family.

In China, there are two kinds of birthdays. One is formal. People must have a birthday party in restaurants for their all their relatives. this is for milestones like your 10th birthday, 20th birthday, 30th birthday and so on. The another is optional. People have a birthday party with family or their friends at home.
The cost of the birthday party and the after party is entirely borne by the birthday star. But sometimes friends pay for the afterparty by going dutch when they don’t bring the birthday present.

Vocabulary

have priority 优先
In most places pregnant women and soldiers have priority when buying tickets.

give blood献血
I went to the hospital to give blood.

table桌子
We booked 5 tables at the restaurant.

milestone 转折点
Graduating from university, finding a job, getting married, having kids are all milestones in a person’s life.

project
most projects have 3 milestones , first we sign the contract, then we do the work, then we get paid.

contract 合同
I signed a rent contract for a big house with a swimming pool and a private KTV room

nickname 绰号
My nick name is Zoe

to be close to someone 亲密
I am close to my Mom.

accounting 会计
I didn’t like accounting .

handful 少量
I invited a handful of people to my party.

dance floor : place to dance
Clubs with a dance floor are very noisy.

newest : 最新
I don’t like the newest iPhone,

quiet : not noisy
I like quiet bars more than clubs.

music bars : bars with live music
There are many music bars in Shanghai.

convenient : 方便
carrying a computer is not convenient

to carry 带着
I don’t like to carry too many things.

Pronunciation

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