VIP Class Note (JJ)

When do you move here —> when will you move here?

When I buy my house —> when I bought my house

came home very late —> when we come home very late

I never make some mistakes when I’m writing —> I never make mistakes when I’m writing

I have no difficulties in reading something —> I have no difficulty in reading

When I travelled from China in Australia —> when I travelled to Australia

Pronunciation

Fellowship: FE-LOW-SHIP

Gender: JEN-der

Vocabulary

white-washed: 被西化的别种族的人

Ex: My cousin was born in the UK and can’t speak a word of Chinese and he is quite white-washed.

only child: 独生子/女

Ex: Like most people of my generation in China, I am the only child.

postgraduate: 本科以上的学历

Ex: I finished my postgraduate studies in Shanghai and decided to settle here after I graduated.

flight attendant: 空乘

Ex: On my last trip to Australia, I couldn’t understand a word of what the flight attendant was saying.

Watch an episode of Modern Family for discussion next class.