F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

hairstyle: fa xing
ie. I changed my/got a new hairstyle.

hairdressers/hair stylists: tony
ie.My hairdresser recommended a new hairstyle for/to me.

recommended:  tui jian
ie. Here is my recommendation (n) letter.
ie. He came with his professor’s recommendation.

bleach: piao (for hair, clothes)
ie. Hair bleach is not good for your health./Bleaching your hair is not good for you.

annoying: fan
ie. Always waiting for you is annoying./makes me annoyed.

gradually: yi dian dian, slowly, day by day
ie. If you go on like this/keep this up, gradually you will gradually lose your clients gradually.

client: ke hu
ie. I’m meeting (with) a new client today.

bangs: liu hai
ie. Christy looks nice with bangs. Ally couldn’t recognize Christy because she has new bangs.

mess with sb: gao wo
ie. Don’t mess with me.

vintage: fu gu
ie. Christy likes vintage clothing.

extension(n) extend (v): yan chang

bald: tu tou
ie. Ally went bald after getting hair extensions.

part : fen kai
ie. You can part your bangs to make your face look smaller.

domestically: guo nei
ie. Domestic flights are shorter.

flu: liu gan
ie. I got the flu.

regret: (v and n) hou hui
ie. I regret getting a new job.
ie. I have some regret since I got the new job.

splurge: xia mai , without budget plan, buying things you don’t need
ie. I want to go on a splurge but I am poor.

participate: can jia
ie. Did you participate in the meeting today?

Grammar

“should would will can maybe could…” = no tense, use simple original form of verb

“ing” vs “ed”
– adj with “ing” are about the subject itself; ie. Lily is super annoying (makes other annoyed.)
– adj with “ed” are the emotions the subject feels. ie. Lily is annoyed (something else made Lily feel annoyed.)
ie. I’m tired from work. Work is tiring.

“going for” – trying to do
ie. Were you going for the “vintage look?”

how’s … coming?
ie. How’s your work coming? – How is it? Are you successful?

Speaking exercise

I searched up “man hua liu hai” on RB.

I’m not used to it yet.

Pronunciation

good look

tooth – “wu”

“RRRRR”

flew – not flu

fruit food

feeling: fee+ling

feel

client: cli+ent

world word