Online Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Next class with me: scary Australia story!

Vocabulary

I don’t like people to urge me / to put pressure on me / to push me / to rush me 

i talked to my manager that if i can move to… – I told my manager that 

I took a number for a table / I got in line for a table

I was the one who was steering the conversation / I took the wheel

crazy / psycho / insane / nuts / mental – some brain problem

provoke – to try to make sb angry

he was trying to dominate me / he was domineering – to win / to be the strongest

clueless / oblivious – to be completely unaware of what’s happening

he likes the sound of his own voice – he loves talking and doesn’t care if anyone is actually listening

stalk – to secretly follow sb
eg. I was worried he was going to stalk me

after I got back home = after I was back home

Grammar

if someone in the higher programs they left

hang out – hung out (past tense)

When I got the number he still hadn’t arrived

i have some reflections on that – I have some points of reflection on that

i was keeping asking about his own life – I kept asking / I was continuously asking about his own life / I kept steering the conversation away from myself 

i showed strong interest in that story

Pronunciation

stood me up – smooth

1. He’s budding – He is cutting the line?
2. The Covid-19 situation has gone worse.
3. I work hard for a decent life quality.
4. Stop considering about those first-world problems! What you consider as normal maybe paradise for others.

1. He’s budding – He is cutting the line / push in / cut the queue / cut in line / jump the queue 
2. The Covid-19 situation has gotten / become worse.
3. I work hard for a decent quality of life.
4. Stop considering about  / worrying about those first-world problems! What you consider as normal may be paradise for others.