VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

accompany (v): go with to a party, event…
ie. You need your parents to accompany you.
ie. You should accompany your boss…

keep you company: (usually for a long time) stay together
ie. Keep each other company
ie. (n) Who’s your company?

I went to New Zealand to study my master’s degree.
I went to New Zealand for/to study for/to get my master’s degree.

Q: Do you like SH? Would you recommend it?
A: I like SH because I love its nightlife. Even in the ln, you go out you can find the restaurants and pub to have fun. Because I have many friends and my family are also here. I think if you want a more interesting life…The education focuses more on English than it does in other provinces.

A: I like SH because I love its nightlife/there nightlife here. Even in the ln, you go out you can find the restaurants and pub to have fun. Because I have many friends and my family are also here. I think if you want a more interesting life…English education is more important in SH than in other provinces./than it does in other provinces.

There are still the cases in every country.
There are still cases world-wide./everywhere in the world.

I would see a lot of words I haven’t seen before.
I would see a lot of words I don’t know.

I still had lots of foreign friends.

Q: Tell me about your clubbing culture? What do you think about the preconceptions that people have about clubs/clubbing fans?

A: I think it’s really stress-relieving. I like drinking, music, and the atmosphere, and clubs have those three things. I think the people at the clubs are more relaxed and more positive. In your work life/ in Chinese culture, people hold a lot of things inside and they won’t show what they really are. I think people in clubs are more real. People go there also in a good mood, or if they’re not, they will also make themselves to cheer up.  I think the playgirl is the most preconception people think about. I would say there are cases people go there to find fwb, but I think most people are just go there for fun. I can’t think of any other evening activities.

A: I think it’s really stress-relieving. I like drinking, music, and the atmosphere, and clubs have those three things. I think the people at the clubs are more relaxed and more positive. In your work life/ in Chinese culture, people hold a lot of things inside and they won’t show who they really are./their true selves I think people in clubs are more real. People who go there are also in a good mood, if they’re not, they’re going to be.  I think the playgirl is the most misunderstood concept/the most common preconception.

Pronunciation

orient – or-ee-ent