Online Class Notes (Jesse)

talked about the corona virus and time at home

Grammar

stay at Beijing – stay in Beijing

we should do it to keep our healthy – we should do it to stay healthy 

keep to watch me – keep watching me 

Vocabulary

stay at home – keep being at home / continue to stay at home

quarantine / isolation – ge li
eg. I’m in quarantine / I’m in isolation
eg2. I have been quarantined for 2 weeks / I have been isolated for 2 weeks

isolated – separate things physically
quarantine – separate because of disease / sickness

symptoms – the problems you feel because of an illness
eg. the symptoms of Corona Virus are cough, fever, and breathing problems

fever – fa shao
eg. I have a fever

COVID-19 = Corona Virus Disease 2019 

contagious – a sickness you can give to others
eg. The corona virus is very contagious but a headache is not contagious
eg2. yawns can be contagious

break out / spread – suddenly become a problem and spread
eg. the virus broke out in Wuhan originally and then spread to other places

in Chinese new year, in holiday – during Chinese new year / during the holiday / during class / during my sleep

comfort – make sb else feel comfortable
eg. we can comfort each other when we’re together
eg2. my cat comforts me

make cakes / do some baking 

ingredients – things you use for cooking (not tools)
eg. the ingredients for making a cake are sugar, flour, water, eggs, butter, chocolate pieces

状态
state – the way you’re thinking / mood (also used for science)
eg. When I am painting my mental state is very focused / my state of mind is very positive
status – the situation like started, finished, pending, unfinished, living, dead
eg. What’s the status of the student’s account? They have stopped.
condition – healthy, sick, new, used, old, damaged – quality
eg. What condition is the table in? It is new

scent – smell

mint – bo he
eg. you’re growing some mint

cocktail – ji wei jiu

coffee = ka fei
cafe = ka fei guan
eg. my sister wants to start a cafe in the future and she has already learned how to make coffee

spirits – whiskey, bai jiu, vodka (40-50% alcohol)
wine – grapes or rice (10% alcohol)
beer – 4-8%

rosemary – 迷迭香

douyin = tiktok
xiaohongshu = red book