Online Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Don’t choose a really hard topic.

Vocabulary

we have made up – we stopped fighting and we’re happy now
eg. we had a talk and made up so everything is ok now

i can’t quite remember / I don’t remember exactly

crowded – too many people
eg. it’s very crowded in SH

limited
eg. the number of people at Disneyland is limited at the moment due to COVID

remininsce – think of the past and remember positive experiences – “rem min niss”
eg. going to disney land makes me reminisce about my childhood

marriage (n)
married (adj / v)
eg. I got married last year. Marriage is hard. I am married. I married her.

no matter – it doesn’t matter – mei guan xi

He is fit = he is healthy / good body
He fits = suitable

we didn’t meet very often / we didn’t see each other very often / we didn’t spend much time together 

inspired me
expired – finished / gone bad
eg. the milk expired yesterday so we have to throw it away

relief / relax / release my pressure / help me relax
eg. I like to go shopping to help me relax / shopping is relaxing for me

relief – the feeling of being happy / calm after feeling nervous / scared / worried
eg. I wanted to have a boy, not a girl, so when I saw it was a boy, I was relieved / I felt relief.
eg2. I felt a lot of relief after the doctor told me “you don’t have COVID”

orchestra – a group of classical musicians
symphony – a number of songs played by an orchestra, written by a single songwriter
eg. I love listening to orchestras and my favourite symphony is XYZ

redecorating / renovating their apartment – zhuang xiu

all mums have the same situation / are in the same situation as me

Grammar

when I’m a little girl – when I was a little girl 

i’ve been there 8 years ago – I went there 8 years ago / I have been there many times

i lack of love from them – I didn’t get much love from them / I had a lack of love from them / they didn’t give me enough love

when = at that time
where = at that place
which = it / and it

Besides shopping, I like to listen to some classical symphony. Those beautiful melodies makes me relaxed. I also like to watch old TV shows which people in that period were more simple and kind. It also makes me more relaxed. meanwhile, cleaning the house helps me relief, even though I hate doing housework. But a clean and tidy home could make me feel comfortable. If I hadn’t been married or had no children, I think my life would be wonderful. I could get a simple and easy job, and have a date after work, go to club, Travel on vacation wherever I want to go no matter to think wether the child is fit in. I’m free I think. I can do whatever I want to do . and I can wear any skirt. I hadn’t worn a skirt since I had a little boy which it wasn’t inconvenient to play with him . but in reality, I have been marraged and I have got a boy already. making him grow up more healthier and happier is the main things I need to do, and that is my responsibility. I envy the lady who can makes good balance between the family and the personal life. unfortunately，that’s not who I am.

Besides shopping, I like to listen to some classical symphonies / some classical orchestral music and those beautiful melodies makes me relaxed / which has beautiful relaxing melodies. I also like to watch old TV shows when people were more simple and kind / shows which are about a time that people were more simple and kind. They also makes me more relaxed. Meanwhile, cleaning the house helps me calm / relaxed, and even though I hate doing housework, a clean and tidy home could make me feel comfortable. If I hadn’t got married or had no children / If I was unmarried or didn’t have a child / any children, I think my life would be wonderful. I could get a simple and easy job, and go out after work, like go to club, or travel on vacation wherever I want to go, and there would be no need to think whether the child is fits in / whether it is suitable for the child. I would be free I think and I could do whatever I wanted to do. I could wear a skirt which I haven’t worn since I had a little boy because it isn’t convenient to play with him. but in reality, I got married and I have got a boy already. Making him grow up to be more healthier and happier are the main things I need to do, and they are my responsibility. I envy ladies who can find a good balance between the family and the personal life. Unfortunately，that’s not who I am.