VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

personality (the way you act to others) / character (the way you actually are)
We usually describe personalities but label character.

put yourself out there – try to be more active and take risks
eg. Grace needs to put herself out there more and try to meet more people.

positive < > negative = optimistic < > pessimistic 

active (zhu dong) < > passive (bei dong) 

Love
Power
Fun
Freedom

presently / currently / at the moment / these days – now
eg. these days I’m really happy but previously I wasn’t. If I had lots of money, I would be happier

i’m more freedom free than many people

Hollywood always builds up to the release of movies by showing you little bits before it releases.

I want to go to KTV later, who’s keen? = who is interested?

quite – can make sth less or more, depending on how you say it
eg. It’s quite good today but not great…. = negative
eg2. Wow! That was quite good! = positive

pleasant – nice feeling
eg. Grace is so pleasant… what a lovely person.

practice – do
practice: yoga, medicine, meditation, dentistry, Buddhism

I’ve never been abroad / overseas / to any other country so far / yet / as yet. The first country I’d love to / I’d like to / prefer to travel / be keen on traveling / be interested in traveling to would be Thailand. In my opinion / I think / From my perspective, Thailand is a beautiful / pretty / stunning / good looking country. There are many / a bunch of / a number of / quite a few beaches with blue skies, and clear seas. The / Thai people / The Thai are kind / nice / lovely and the fruit is really good / delicious / tasty / amazing. The major / largest / main religion in Thailand is Buddhism.