VIP Class Notes (Bryce)

Jerry J

Jerry introduced himself to me.  We also reviewed the story and grammar for last week, fixing errors along the way.

Vocabulary

sweating – verb – My forehead is sweating.

sweat – noun – Sweat is wet.

trumpet – noun – xiao hao – brass instrument for loud sound that Bryce used to play

salty – fish soup can be salty (a flavor)

ketchup – noun – tomato sauce, catsup, fan qie zhang

creep – very – moving slowly on the ground

crawl – verb – The two bad boys always crawl on the floor. – Using hands and arms to lay down on the floor.

forbidden – adjective – jinzhi de – not allowed – Chocolate and toys are forbidden to bring to school.

solution –  noun – jiejuefangan – The solution to difficult Chinese class is to study harder.

relatively – adverb – xiang dui – compared to other things….. Math is relatively easy.

genius – noun – Tian cai – a really smart person!  Albert Einstein was a genius.

rules – noun – the things that you can and cannot do.

regulations – noun – just like rules.

Pronunciation

Thief – ‘th’-eef

Die – “dd”-eye

Grammar

Not very….

Not very MUCH.

Jerry recommends that I try eating McDonald’s chicken wings and chicken legs.  He likes them very much.  He says that they have the best french fries, too.  He only eats there once or twice a month.

Jerry says that his English class is very easy.  He is the best English speaker in his class so he wishes that he didn’t have to attend it. However, Chinese class is much more difficult.  Writing so many characters each day is hard.  He will study harder.  Math class is relatively easy.  I got the highest score in my class!

My class has two very bad boys.  The teacher sends them out of the class.  Those students come back to class and are very naughty.  They keep opening the classroom door.  At last, they run into the class room and hit the students.  This happens about three times a week.  However, when they hit or push me, I must defend myself.  I think that they have a screw loose.  Haha.  These boys always touch other people’s things.  Once, he threw another student’s things into the river!

My grandma’s house is in Zhejiang, Lanxi.  I can get there by train in 2 or 3 hours.  If my dad drives the car, it will take 6 or 7 hours depending on traffic.  This year, we cannot go to the hometown because of school regulations about the virus.  It’s a pity that we won’t go.  I will miss playing with my toys and games.  Also, I will miss seeing my grandparents.