Online Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Remind to self correct – no need to write down simple mistakes.

Speaking of the magic city – Shanghai, I think most people would hate it, from the conservative opinion, it’s emotionally dead and the weather is humid, people will always feel sticky in summer. I used to be conservative like them as well, in the first 2 years after I moved to Shanghai, I could only remember the weaknesses of this city. The thing that used to worry me the most was living alone, which made me feel like I was just thrown into the deep end.
However, after living there for a while, I started to be more positive, as I got a lot freebies for my life.

Speaking of / On the topic of / When it comes to the magic city – Shanghai, I think most people would hate it, from a conservative opinion, it’s emotionally dead and the weather is humid, people will always feel sticky in summer. I used to be conservative like them as well, as in the first 2 years after I moved to Shanghai, I could only remember the weaknesses of this city. The thing that used to worry me the most was living alone, which made me feel like I was just thrown into the deep end.
However, after living here for a while, I started to be more positive, as I got a lot of freedom in my life.

Vocabulary

speaking of … – you were just reminded about sth and now you want to talk about it

more body – bigger / more full feeling

hair dresser – fa xing shi

believe – to think sth specific is true
eg. I believe that Jesse really did live in Japan
trust – describes a relationship / how you feel about sb’s personality
eg. I trust my family – always
believe in – to have confidence in sb / to think it’s real
eg. I believe in Lulu! She is so smart and capable.
eg2. I believe in santa – I think he will bring me lots of presents this year!

feminine / girly – like a girl
masculine / manly – like a guy

state owned companies – government owned company

manufacturing companies / factories

Grammar

someone will have a speech – give a speech 

there is a chinese guy and share his screen – there is a chinese guy sharing his screen

I listen him – I listen to him 

in south of China – in the south of China / in south China