VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

distinguish: qu fen
ie. It’s hard to distinguish Chinese people from Korean people./between Chinese people and Korean people.

realize: yi shi (v)
ie. I realized that I am a poor woman./I am poor.

procrastinate: tuo yan (person) procrastinator
ie. I often procrastinate even though I know I shouldn’t (do it).

worm: long bug
ie. Chongcao looks like an earthworm.

nag: lao dao
ie. My parents always nag me to clean up my room.
ie. My parents’ nagging(n) is so annoying.

annoying: fan ren
ie. I am annoyed(feeling) by my annoying (they’re actively annoying) parents.

Grammar

usually= >50%
ie. I often take the subway to work, but I usually dd.

noun-phrase
ie. I don’t know when her birthday is.
ie. I don’t know who just came.
ie. I don’t care if/whether you like me. (noun)
ie. I don’t know how to run. (noun)

quit + job -> quit  (need adj to explain/add info)
ie. I quit. I quit my job.
ie. I eat food <— No info -> I eat.  I eat nice food/expensive food. <— info

gossip/message/news
= gossip -> hearsay (n)
= message -> phone message etc. /info
= news -> something surprising/unexpected

couldn’t = can’t

I told Judy that I want booking Ally 2 class a week.
I told Judy that I want to book(v) Ally’s class twice a week.

But sometimes I didn’t book all of class.
But sometimes I couldn’t.
… I can’t get the booking. (n)

She didn’t tell me.

What time are you quitting  job/leaving? = When are you …   = Saturday
How long will you leave for? = a few weeks

I think I will finish the class soon.

Since I finish the class, I want to upgrade my English but I think I have a little bit now.
Since I started studying with Ally (time moment = beginning), I have been improving my English but I need more time(n) to practice it.
Since I studied with Ally (time moment =finished) , I have improved.

Last week, I had two classes with new teachers.

You didn’t can do it
You need a work and be richer.
I need to work for money/to not be poor./become richer.

Q: Who’s V?
A: V is a good student before and now she is a freelance teacher. She told me she working at other advertising agency before, but she quit job now. For the class, I just speak English. /I speak poor English in my class, because I didn’t confirm foreigner or Chinese.

A: V is a good student before and now she is a freelance teacher. She told me she worked/was working at an advertising agency before, but she quit. For the class, I just/only spoke English. /I spoke poor English in my class, because I could’t confirm whether/if she’s a foreigner or a Chinese.(noun) 

I spoke many sentence in my class.
I made many sentences in my class.
I spoke a lot in my class.

If I usually practice with my teacher, I will improve it.
If I practice with my teacher often, I will improve.

I think if the lazy person, all of have tyz.
If you are a lazy person, you are also a procrastinator.  (person )
I think all lazy people are procrastinators.

because XM is south city around the sea.
because XM is a Southern city close to/near the sea.

It just looks like it.

I just took a leave(v) for myself and spent money. I found myself.

I want to keep the same life <– must compare
I want to keep this life
I wanted a longer leave but my friend said you’re a lazy woman.

I actually found myself but my friend always nags me to work.

This is I choose a freelancer’s reason.
This is why I chose to be a freelancer.
This is my reason for being a freelancer.

Sometimes I want to booking some exercise with my friends, but they couldn’t because they were busy at work.
Sometimes I want to get together with my friends, but they couldn’t because they were busy at work.