VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Homework

introduce your current favourite bag!

Vocabulary

preschool – the school before kindergarten

primary school / elementary school = xiao xue

nap – a short sleep

sexually abused the girl 

bachelor degree / masters degree 

retire – tui shou
eg. i want to retire young

comfort zone
eg. he doesn’t want to step out of his comfort zone

do any action – take any action 

efficient – you xiao de
eg. I think my way of teaching my son now is more efficient than before

Grammar

first dayon the first day 

have many thoughts of that – have many thoughts about that 

i argued this with my husband – i argued about this with my husband 

Writing exercise

There are many Chinese think that Shanghainese are touchiness and very stingy. I don’t agree with that because compare with money, Shanghainese are more concerned about the principle. Shanghainese always argue with other people about the principle and always stick to our colors.
Sometimes some people can not understand our real reason which we want to express. In the past, I would ask others to understand me, but now I don’t. Because it is all in vain, if someone can understand you then those bad things will never be happened.

There are many Chinese people who think that Shanghainese are arrogant and very stingy. I don’t agree with that because compared to / compared with money, Shanghainese are more concerned about the principle. Shanghainese always argue with other people about the principle and always stick to our guns / are always stubborn.
Sometimes some people can not understand our real reason which we want to express. In the past, I would ask others to understand me, but now I don’t. Because it is all in vain / pointless, if someone can understand you then those bad things will never happen.