F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

I’m on the 7th floor / I live on the 7th floor / My place is on the 7th floor

I went to a restaurant, it was on the 49th floor in Pudong. It was called La Cucina.

I didn’t have enough time.

potassium – some thing in foods that is good for you. it can help relax your muscles.

eg: Bananas have a lot of potassium.

eg: There is a lot of potassium in Bananas.

settle down – (an jia) 1. to get married 2. to get a job and home, and don’t change them

eg: I settled down in Shanghai.

eg: I want to settle down and have a baby.

eg:I want to settle down in Shanghai, and start a company.

my knee have a pain – my knee hurts

my arm doesn’t hurt

it will hurt

What do you mean?

Sarah: My head hurts.

Tom: What do you mean? You have a headache? or you are just too busy?

Tom: We should get some lunch.

Yolanda: What do you mean? You will eat lunch at home? or, you will go out?

Tom: I want a girlfriend.

Yolanda: What do you mean? You want to get married? or you just want to date?

Tom: What I mean is, I want to date and find a good girl.

What I mean is… (Wo de yi si shi…)

eg: Sorry, what I mean is… I only want one.

eg: No, no, what I mean is I’m busy.

eg: What i mean is, I don’t really want to.

eg: What I mean is, I’m really tired.

you than me tall – you are taller than me

I’m shorter than you.

but, I’m heavier than you.

I’m much heavier.

elevator – Ella Vader

Foreign – Four-Rin

eg: A foreign language/country/food/movie.

Foreigner – Four Rin-ner

eg: He is a foreigner.

eg: They are foreigners.

eg: He looks like a foreigner, but he is Chinese. He looked white.