Online Class Notes (Ally) [S]

When to use present simple tense *for facts

Vocabulary

bumpy: adj unstable, turbulence
ie. Put on your seatbelt because it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

goose bumps: ji pi ge da
ie. Lily’s ex-boyfriend is so disgusting he gives me the goose bumps.

gibberish: hu hua, unclear, not clear
ie. What you’re saying sounds like gibberish to me.
ie. When I get sleepy I talk gibberish.

geography: di li
ie. He is a geography teacher.

shelf: jia zi
ie. I have a bookshelf in my apartment.
Ie. My sunglasses are on the top shelf of the big cabinet.

retard:  ruo zhi
ie. My boyfriend is such a retard.
ie. My boyfriend is retarded.

glimpse: miao yi yan (v and n, use like the word “look”)
ie. I glimpsed at the calorie info on the back of the can and I cried.
ie. I took a glimpse at the calorie info…

prohibited: banned
ie. Smoking is prohibited on this flight.

disappear: xiao shi
ie. My airpods always disappear.
ie. My airpods disappeared yesterday.

Grammar

high vs tall
– tall is for things connected to the ground ie. tall guy, mountain, building…
– high is for things hanging up in the air ie. high temperature, shelf, jump up really high…

Grammar

I couldn’t bring myself to eat the you die. – > I couldn’t let myself eat…
ie. She couldn’t bring herself to buy the bag because it was too expensive.
ie. Even though Chloe is under quarantine, Ally couldn’t bring herself to feel sorry for Chloe.

I use it everyday and I will became a xi guan.
I use it everyday and reading/it will become a habit.

Because Chengdu around many high mountains, so the turbulence is usually thing.
Because Chengdu is surrounded by tall mountains/there are many tall mountains around Chengdu./Chengdu is located in a mountain area… turbulence is a usual thing/turbulence is normal/it’s normal to experience some turbulence on your flight there.

I’m quarantine right now.
I’m in/under quarantine right now.

They arrive there. They need to quarantine two weeks. They start work.
When they arrive there, they need to quarantine for two weeks. Then they start work./before they start working.

it don’t have the difference.
It’s the same. There’s no difference.