F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S/W]

Vocabulary

clash: zhuang, 冲突
ie. The color of your shirt clashes with the color of your hair.
ie. There was a clash between the lower class and the elite class.

splurge: luan hua qian
ie. I woke up with the feeling to splurge.
ie. You have to control your need/desire/impulse to splurge.

mentality: mindset, sixiang 思想状况
ie. I need to change my mentality to adapt to Western society.
ie. My parents need to change their mentality about their perfect traditional family.

righteous: zheng yi
ie. She is too righteous for her own good.

slouch: tuo bei
ie. Don’t slouch when you walk.

hooker: ji
ie. I saw a hooker on the street.

given: already gave
ie. She is used to things being given to her.

go-to (adj): somewhere people go especially for
ie. Church’s Chicken is the go-to fried chicken restaurant for American people.

Grammar

will: things that are going to happen in the future (about time- always future)
ie. I will go to work tomorrow.
ie. I will go have my lunch after class. (go – not have lunch here, somewhere else)

would: hui, things that should happen (about habit or facts)
ie. I would go to work, but it’s raining, so maybe I’ll stay home.
ie. I would have lunch everyday after class.(just fact, now, always) vs I will have lunch everyday after class. (not now, in the future)

I think/find (<– juede) that …. (opinion)

I miss you (xiang nian) –> I’m thinking *about* you

think of: xiang dao
ie. I can’t think of the right word.
ie. You should really think of something to say.

“what word am I not happy with?” “what is the word I’m not happy with?”

I haven’t checked the homework few minutes ago.
I didn’t check the homework until a few minutes ago.
I haven’t done/checked the homework.

This is not a good way to show your love and support for your idols. Even worse, the idol will be blamed by the public, which may lead to build a negative image. Fans should think how to express their love in a positive and healthy way.

This is not a good way to show your love and support for your idols. Even worse, the idol will be blamed by the public, and that might lead to a negative image. Fans should think about how to express their love in a positive and healthy way./think of a more positive and healthy way to express their love.

the coffee you will choose on your way to work…
the coffee you (would) choose on your way to work…