Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

adjust （to a new situation, or volume）: 调整

volume: 音量
ie. Can you please adjust the volume to your music? It’s too loud.

environment: 环境
ie. The animal can adjust to strange environments.

semester/term/school year: 学期
ie. My daughter will go to preschool in the new semester.

self-quarantine/self-isolation: 自我隔离
ie. I need to self-quarantine for 14 days when I come back to Shanghai.

tune in: follow, keep up (with the news)
ie. Tune in to the news if you want to keep up with current events.

ski/snowboard: 滑雪单板双板
ie. Lily learned to ski and Ally learned to snowboard.

anxious: 焦虑
ie. I feel very anxious nowadays so I need to take a drink.

carbs: carbohydrates 碳水
ie. Models don’t eat carbs.
ie. Carbs make people fat.

plot/storyline: 剧情
ie. The storylines of korean dramas are usually very long and boring.

affair (noun): 出轨noun
ie. I think the person’s he’s having an affair with is beautiful.

spiral: 螺旋
ie. The house has a spiral staircase.

recommend: 推荐
ie. I recommend this show to you because it’s very funny.

Grammar

tighten policy – ie. The Chinese government is tightening their policies regarding non-citizens.

feel like：比like 更婉转 更轻松 just right now

a while ago: 一段时间以前

once in a while: 偶尔

I went to the mall, thinking that there’s a sale going on. – because I think there’s a sale going on, I went to the mall.

I don’t like eat food, I like to drink coffee and wine everyday.
Recently, I don’t feel like eating regular meals, but I drink coffee and wine everyday.

I don’t like Korean dramas, but someone introduced to me, said the drama is exciting. I haven’t seen the Korean drama for a long time, but the drama I think it’s ok.
I don’t like Korean dramas, but someone recommended this drama to me, saying that it is exciting. I haven’t seen Korean dramas in a long time, but I think this drama is ok. I recommend it to you.