VIP Class Notes (Ally)[W]

Make sentences to show that you understand the grammar points from today.

speaking

“it works?”

Vocabulary

rearrange: chong xin an pai
ie. We had to rearrange our schedule due to her absence./which was influenced by her absence.

material: cai liao /wu zhi
ie. The material which was collected/I found online/came from the internet is hard for me.

materialistic: (adj) wuzhi de
ie. I think materialism/being materialistic is not a mistake.

obvious: ming xian de
ie. Obviously the shoes are a better fit(adj) for you than that one./these shoes fit you better.

distinguishable: neng fen bian de
ie. The most distinguishable chinglish pronunciation is “errr”.

dress: (v)wear (doesn’t need O) chuan da
ie. You need to dress appropriately for this occasion. / wear appropriate clothing..

Grammar

“fit”
– If you want to fit in here, you should be nice to your colleagues.
– I can’t fit in my jeans anymore, because I got fat.
– He seems fit(you xing) these days –  he must have been exercising a lot.
– These shoes are not a good fit for me. / These shoes don’t fit me. (<— size)

to describe weather/environment/feeling:
– use “IT” as the subject

increase/raise/rise
ie. I want to increase my weight. (yi dian yi dian, bit by bit)
ie. I want to raise my body fat level.
ie. I want my body fat level to rise.
ie. My weight increased.

think: + opinion
ie. I think Ally is good girl. <– wo ren wei, wo jue de
ie. I think this food taste like sht.

think about + topic/O <– long time
ie. I think about you all the time. <— wo xiang ni
ie. You should think about your actions before you do them.

think of: + noun = “come up with” , xiang dao <— one moment = remembers
ie. Can you think of good places to go this weekend?
ie. She always thinks of (remembers) her grandma when she drinks coffee.
ie. Think of/Come up with a better excuse next time.

Little kids can’t focus you.
Little kids can’t make you focused (adj).
Little kids can’t focus (no object)on/in your classes lesson.

Plum rainy season in Shanghai makes me uncomfortable, because I hate the wet environment and the black mud on the pants on rainy days. It’s time for compete how many underpants you have when it’s come to the plum rainy season. In order to avoid getting my shoes wet, I don’t know how to match clothes and shoes everyday. I waste a lot of my time to think how to wear every morning. Secondly rainy days make me feel down, because of the dopamine (多巴胺）reduce without sunlight. So my psychology teacher told me if I want to rise the dopamine, I should flush the back of the head with hot water. But it’s impossible for us to keep that, I hate rainy days and I miss sunny days even if it will be the hot weather.

Edited:

Summer rainy season in Shanghai makes me uncomfortable, because I hate the wet environment/surroundings and the black mud on my pants. During the summer rain/rainy season, it’s time for everybody to run to the store and stock up on underwear/it’s time to see who wins the “underwear stock” competition. In order to avoid getting my shoes wet, I waste a lot of time to think about/thinking about how to dress every morning/to think of a good outfit for this weather. Everyday, I find it hard to/ don’t know how to match clothes and shoes.  Secondly rainy days make me feel down, because of the dopamine (多巴胺）reduction without sunlight. So my psychology teacher told me that if I want to increase my dopamine/raise my dopamine levels/I want my dopamine levels to rise, I should flush the back of the head with hot water. But it’s impossible for us to keep doing this, I hate rainy days and I miss sunny days even if it will be hot.

Pronunciation

because : be+ cu/os, no “r”

ly: leeeeeee

rearrange- “re + a +rain+ge” not “ren”