Online Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

self-isolation: staying alone (often for serious reasons)
ie. People who come back to China should self-isolate for 14 days.

third-wheel: 电灯泡
ie. Lily is the thrid-wheel in our relationship.

convenient: easy to get a lot things 便利，方便
ie. SH is a very covenient

convenience(noun) stores: 便利店
ie. 7-11 is a convenience store.

instant noodles: 方便面
ie. Instant noodles are not healthy for you.

instant: quick moment 瞬间
ie. You can fall in love in an instant. (Love-at-first-sight 一见钟情)

harrass: 非礼 骚扰
ie. Do not harrass that young lady- she doesn’t want to talk to you.

ritual: 礼节 仪式
ie. Historically, China is a country with lots of rituals.

logic: 逻辑
ie. It’s difficult to understand the logic behind a language.

picky: 挑剔
ie. I’m a very picky person when it comes to deciding what to eat for dinner.

essay：论文
ie. I wrote a lot of essays in my college days.

screenwriter: 写剧本的人
ie. My secret dream is to become a screenwriter.

wand： 魔杖
ie. I want to buy a wand from Ollivander’s.

howling of the wind: 呼啸
ie. I can hear the howling of the wind outside my window.

chef: 厨师
ie. I want to be a master chef.

exquisite: 精美的; 精致的; – it’s a strong word
ie. That is an exquisite painting by Andy Warhol.

perceive/interpret: 理解, with own understanding
ie. Sometimes people can perceive/interpret the same message differently.

Grammar

The message behind the story is that you should grasp every opportunity that comes your way and not wait around for a fortune to hit you.

the wind is so big – the wind is so strong/the sound of the wind is so big

America has …. : The best Universal Studio of the World is in America.
– Use “there be” for descriptive sentences.
ie. There are lots of tall buildings in SH.

High vs tall
– high is for place
– tall is for something connected to the ground

another vs the other
– the other: there are two choices that the reader already already knows about
– another: just any other

I lived in SH for 8 years. My company is about culture media company. I set up a exhibition of China and I got IP like Michaelangelo from America to setup the exhibition. But because of the virus, I can’t setup the exhibition so I must find the other way. I just had a new project; it’s very interesting. I can send you after class. I find the master of the food and master of the art and I have a new brand FLJ. My food is very national and safety and tasty. I think if the food is the best, and the who made food is also the artist. This is how I translate FLJ.

I lived in SH for 8 years. My company is about cultural media/culture-media. I had set up a exhibition in SH two years ago, and I also set up another exhibition of the Failing Musem, which was created by a Swedish Professor Samuel West. But because of the virus, I can’t setup the exhibition so I must find another way. I just had a new project; it’s very interesting. I can send it to you after class. I found a master chef and a master of the arts/master artist and I have a new brand FLJ. My food is very natural and safe, as well as tasty. I think food at its most exquisite stage can be a form of art. This is how I perceive/interpret FLJ.