Open F2F Class Notes 6th November (Peter)

Corrections (original – corrected)

Hot pot – teapot

Bala bala bala – and so on, et cetera

You can feel sweet – you can sense sweetness

You should drink a little – you should just have a sip

It’s very important people in Chinese ancient period – he was a very important person in ancient China

I’ve already uploaded online – I’ve already uploaded it online

Vocabulary 词汇

Cast – a large, hard sleeve used to protect a broken bone.

Congested – unable to breathe comfortably through the nose

Aroma – (noun) scent, smell

Grammar 语法

If [subject] + [past tense verb] + [object], [subject] + [“would” phrase].

Ex. If I was hungry, I would go eat something.

Expressions 成语

When talking about eating or drinking a little bit of something, we use the phrase “have a bite” for solids, and “have a sip” for liquids.

Pronunciation 发音

Wine (Long “I” sound, like in “China”)

Original:

Today I would like to share a story about Jinxing. What impresses me a lot is how she made her dream come true. If you know what was her dream, you would be shocked by it. Before she was twenty eighteen, she was a man. Yes! She is a transgender. So it’s obvious that her dream was to be a woman one day when she was a little boy. After got through so many difficulties and unimaginable things, she did it finally. How impossible it would be. Now she is a very successful contemporary dancer and hostess. Except she has achieved great success in her career, she also got married with a German guy and they have three adopted kids. It’s unbelievable, right? But it’s true.5

Edited:

Today I would like to share a story about Jinxing. What impresses me a lot is how she made her dream come true. If you knew what her dream was, you would be shocked by it. Before she was 28, she was a man. Yes! She is transgender, so it’s obvious that her dream was to be a woman one day when she was a little boy. After overcoming so many difficulties and unimaginable things, she finally did it. How impossible it must have been. Now she is a very successful contemporary dancer and TV hostess. In addition to achieving great success in her career, she also married a German guy and they have three adopted kids. It’s unbelievable, right? But it’s true.