Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

nowadays – these days 

pay more for his study / studies – tuition / spend more on his studies 

extracurricular – anything you do outside of the standard curriculum (drama, performance, acting…)

higher standards – yao qiu
eg. Parents of kids are private schools have higher standards

spend extra time on homework / on doing homework

selective school – higher level school than public

diabetes – tang niao bing

he’s a non smoker – people who don’t smoke
it’s a no-smoking area – can’t smoke in a place

cynical / skeptical – hard to believe anything you read / hear from others
eg. I was really skeptical

outfit – the clothes you wear
suit – sth you wear for business