Online Class Notes (Lily) [S]

Pronunciation

period= pee ree yed

Vocabulary

1. beach= sand and water

I want to go to sealand beach.

2. period= 大姨妈

ex: I got my period.

3. foreign customers/ customers from oversea = 海外客户

ex: we have many foreign customers who speak English.

4. divoced family = 离异家庭

ex: I am from a divorced family.

compare & contrast different cultures views on relationships and the family.

I think American have open relationships. Maybe they are married, they also have a boyfriend or girlfriend, and it’s common, but Chinese are getting more opened. In China, the women want have boyfriend, but they don’t do that. The divorce rate is very common. Maybe Chinese women they have baby, but they also need work. The pressure is very high. If your husband is a rich man, maybe you have free time, then you have afternoon tea, you can go shopping, you can have a romantic dinner. But your husband is not a rich man, you need work hard hard hard, because the expense is expensive. If you have a baby, you will a like ATM. Everything is expensive, for school, for nanny. If you don’t have nanny, you will go crazy. Everything is new thing, I never study it. How can i take milk for baby, and how can I take shower and massage for baby.

In America, I think everyone is one, no family values. They have, but not like Chinese. Maybe Chinese have a baby, they want their parents to take care of. But Americans take care of the babies by themselves, because their parents have their own lives, and they don’t see each other often. Maybe during the holiday, they will see each other. Maybe CHinese parents will “you are married, I will buy big house for you”, I think America will no, they buy the house their selves.

Revised

I think it’s common to have open relationships in America. When they are married, they also have a boyfriend or girlfriend, and it’s common, but Chinese are getting more opened. In China, certain women may want to have boyfriend, but they won’t do that. The divorce rate is very high. When Chinese women they have baby, but they also need to work. The pressure is very high. If your husband is a rich man, maybe you will have more free time, then you could have afternoon tea, go shopping, have a romantic dinner. If your husband isn’t  not a rich man, you need to work hard hard hard, because the living expense is very high. If you have a baby, you will feel like an ATM. Everything is expensive, from school to nanny. If you don’t have a nanny, you will go crazy. Everything is new thing, I have never learned it/ i have never had any experience. How could i breastfeed the baby, and how could I shower and massage the baby.

In America, I think most people are independent, they lack family values. They have some family values , but not as strong as Chinese. When Chinese couples have a baby, they want their parents to babysit the baby for them. But Americans take care of the babies by themselves, because their parents have their own lives, and they don’t see each other often. Maybe during the holiday, they will see each other. The Chinese parents will say “if you get married, I will buy a big house for you”, whereas in America, they buy the house for themselves.