Online Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

sophisticated: jian duo shi guang de
ie. Our conversation was very sophisticated.
ie. He has a sophisticated mind.

ploy: tao lu
ie. I have a lot of ploys for dealing with guys.

steer: choose direction/shift
ie. Did you steer him away from the personal questions on purpose?
ie. You should grab life by the steering wheels.

photogenic: look good on camera (adj)
ie. He is so photogenic that he looks completely different in real life./in person.

staged formality: xing shi
ie. You giving the a guy a red packet of 35 yuan is a staged formality.

pervert: (person)bian tai sexually  (adj)perverted
ie. He’s a pervert/he’s perverted.

Grammar

high hat
tall hat

in reality <> in imagination

in real life <> on camera/in picture

go-to: must-go
ie. I’m your go-to guy for English writing.

Have you been to (I know nothing… just wondering…)
Did you go to (more specific/ more sure …)

on DB holidays … vs for DB holidays

let them down easy

The real situation is below your expectations.
The reality doesn’t live up to your expectations.

…you have to make compromise/ accomodate others

An interesting thing happened…
Something interesting happened…

She was genuinely/sincerely(adv) concerned about/for me.
She expressed genuine concern about/to me.

How can someone not in a relationship in my age?
How can someone not be in a relationship at my age? / be single at my age?

I was back to SH…
I came back(v) to SH …
I was(v) back(adj) in SH…

I dated a guy -> dated for a while
I had a date/I went out with … -> had one/few dinners

When you go on your first meeting…
When you have a meal for the first time with your potential boyfriend/with a date, do you think the guy should get the bill or should you split it?

He is looked like …
He looked like Zhao si…

I gave him a red packet on Wechat and he didn’t receive it.
I gave him a red packet on Wechat and he didn’t accept it.

[do action=”pronunciation”/

Venice : ve-nice

town (owl, wow) vs tongue vs tang (bang)