Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
they’re keen on the hukou – they’re keen on getting the hukou / they’re crazy about it
twice bigger than the previous one – double the size of the previous one / twice as big as the previous one
living areas – living space
the office has a living area if we want to stay
brag – to talk about yourself to try to make yourself sound good to others
eg. stop bragging Nat!
rat droppings – poo etc
can he give me a discount on the rent
today / tomorrow / yesterday = talking about now
that day / the day before / the next day = talking about anytime
it was damaged and thrown away
a little high < pretty high < quite high < really high
overkill – sth that is way too much
eg. Jesse taught me 100 words today – totally overkill
it’s a lot lower than before – than previously
posse (pos see)/ clique
eg. I’m going to the mountain with my posse
in the common case – normally / usually
cut in line / pushed in front of me / pushed in line
eg. he just suddenly cut in line so I told him to %&*# off
rushing your time – in a hurry
eg. he was in a hurry
everyone was in a line – everyone was lining up
“by the way you should be serving me now because he pushed in”
Grammar
i can do nothing – I can’t do anything (negative to positive)
in the early breakout – early in the breakout / early on during the breakout
similar than this one – similar to this one
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