Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Most of the time, I stay up late due to the pressure and tired, so I have a headache very often. I tell my mum about this and she asked for some medicine which eating could sleepping well. These days，I found my sona little selfish. When we go to eat some cakes, he would like to eat all of them. so I need to educate him in this aspect. In my memory, though I was the only child in my family, I wasn’t selfish.
Yesterday, we went to the dentist, she said my son’s teeth is still growing. And they grow slower than others child of the same age. that’s why he still drops saliva and sucks on his index.

Most of the time, I stay up late due to the pressure and tiredness / exhaustion / how tired I am, so I have a headache very often. I told / have told my mum about this and she asked for some medicine which eating could help me / let me sleep well. These days，I found (that) my son is a little selfish, for example when we go to eat some cakes, he likes to eat all of them, so I need to educate him in this aspect. In my memory / from what I remember / as far as I remember, though I was the only child in my family, I wasn’t selfish.
Yesterday, we went to the dentist who said my son’s teeth are still growing, and they grow slower than other children of the same age / at his age. That’s why he still drops saliva / drools and sucks on his index finger.

Vocabulary

yes = yeah / yep / yup / that’s right / exactly / definitely / totally 
no = nah / nup / nope / not really / not exactly / definitely not 

they don’t have space / room

I don’t know how tired you are. / I don’t know your tiredness.

I know her beauty = I know how beautiful she is 

itchy – yang

i water the plants – to give water to the plants

trim the plants / trim the branches / get a trim (hair)
eg. I went to the hair dresser to get a trim
eg2. I like to trim the branches of trees

weed – unwanted plants / grass that often grow out of control
eg. I need to pull the weeds out

therapeutic (healthy / helps you) / cathartic (happy / relaxed)

i need some down time

face my son – focus on my son / pay attention to my son

my son’s teacher is really angry with me and I don’t want to face her on Monday

meditation – ming xiang
eg. I meditate every day / I do meditation

herbs – xiang liao

flower arrangement 

socks / stockings 

chimney – yan cong
eg. santa goes down the chimney to give us presents

santa costume / outfit / dress up
eg. my husband will dress up as santa / he will wear a santa costume

religion / religious – zong jiao

products (thing) / production (process of making sth) / produce (v)
eg. the factory produces many things – their production is really high quality. They make many products every day.

Pronunciation

wreath – “reeth”

Grammar

replied us – replied to us