VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

commit: 投入
ie. I am not fooling around anymore; I am in a committed relationship.
ie. I’m committed to work./I’m dedicated (adj) to work.

dedicate: 把…奉献给
ie. The professor dedicated his whole life to scientific research.

fooling around: 混, playful
ie. The children were fooling around and making lots of noise.
ie. She doesn’t plan on marrying him; they’re just fooling around.

cut somebody off:  断绝。。关系（usually financial)
ie. His father cut him off because he won’t break it up with the girl.

phase: 时间段。阶段
ie. Everybody goes through a rebellious phase at 18.

Rebellious: pan ni
ie. Una looks rebellious but she is actually a very sweet girl.

allowance: ling hua qian
ie. He gets a small allowance from his family.

ideal: li xiang
ie. This situation is not ideal, but it’s the reality.

idealistic: 理想主义的

practical／realistic：现实的
ie. Practical thinking is better than idealistic thinking.
ie. Being practical is better than being idealistic.

ideology: si Xiang , li nian
ie. Democracy is a western ideology.

distinguish: bian bie
ie. You should learn to distinguish a bad guy/playboy.

straight-forward: zhi jie de
ie. We need to be more straight-forward in relationships.

dodgy: 可疑的 闪躲的
ie. She looks very dodgy and suspicious.

Grammar

让：let or make
ie. Let(yunxu) me tell you something about your boyfriend.
ie. The Chinese government is not letting foreigners into China.
ie. This thing make me feel not good -> This thing doesn’t make me feel good.

have been friends vs became friends

your standard hai-wang(noun)

I think a type of girl don’t have so much relationship with a boy.
I think I’m a type of girl that doesn’t have too many relationships with different boys.

I have a girlfriend. She already stayed in England for about 5 years. Her thinking is still very traditional. Last time we talked about relationship experience, she avoided the question. We are friend about 13 years.
I have a girlfriend who already stayed in England for more than 5 years. Her thinking is still very traditional./Her thinking surprised me./made me feel surprised. Last time, we talked about relationship experience and she avoided my questions./she was dodgy. We have been friends for about 13 years./We have been friends since 13 years ago./We became friends 13 years ago.

Two person we promised. We are partner now.