VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

stereotype – generalisation of a group of people
eg. it is a common stereotype that shanghainese girls are needy and demanding

materialistic 

wage gap – the difference between people who earn certain ages

flawed < > perfect
eg. everyone is flawed

live vicariously through their kids – to live your life through another person
eg. parents often try to live vicariously through their kids expecting them to achieve what they couldn’t

intellect

rags to riches – the common story of going from poor to rich
eg. many people believe that Taylor Swift went from rags to riches

entitled – when you expect success when you don’t actually deserve it
eg. many kids these days act entitled / are entitled

where there are cracks there can be light

Grammar

with the same age as me he is the same age as me / people of the same age as me 

parents support we to buyparents support us to buy 

born in the 1980s

ready for get married – ready to get married / ready for marriage 

I’m looking forward to doing / my wedding 


jia yi ge ling 

1 wan – 10 thousand
10 wan – 100 thousand

at 100, change
100 wan – 1 million
1000 wan – 10 million
1 yi – 100 million  100,000,000