VIP Class Notes (Lily) [R/W]

Vocabulary

1. laugh (laf) = hahahahahha
laugh at= (嘲)笑某人
ex: My husband laughed (very hard) at me.
ex: He said a very funny joke and I laughed very hard.

2. tickle (ti kou)（verb）=挠痒痒
ticklish (adj) = 怕痒的
ex: Don’t tickle me!!!! Stop tickling me!!!
ex: “Are you ticklish?” “Yes, I am very ticklish“.
ex: Lily is very ticklish on the thighs.

3. do well/ don’t do well
ex: I do well in school. My neighbor doesn’t do well in school.
ex: I don’t speak well, I don’t draw well. 
ex: I cook well, I listen well.

4.  to be good at/ to be not good at
ex: I am not good at math. I am good at basketball.
ex: My husband is good at cooking. He is not good at drawing.

5. for the rest of ….= 剩下的( )/ for the remaining
ex: We will focus on reading for the rest of the class. = We will focus on reading for the remaining of the class.
ex: I want to be with you for the rest of my life. = I want to be with you for the remaining of my life.

6.obvious (OH Vee yes) = 100% for sure
ex: “Lily, are you sure he is a good man?” “obviously!”
ex: It’s obvious that you look awkward in this dress. = Obviously you look awkward in this dress

7.creepy= super weird 古怪
ex: There’s a creepy black plastic bag in front of my house.

8.unwilling= don’t want to
ex: Girls will be unwilling to start a relationship if you push them too hard.
ex: Girls will be unwilling to start a relationship if you give them too much pressure/ expectation.
ex: Lily is unwilling to wash dishes.
ex: Hannah is unwilling to go to the gym and exercise.

9. expectation (noun)= 期望／要求
expect (verb)= 要求
ex: my mother-in-law expects me to do many things = My mother-in-law has many expectations for me.
ex: My mother-in-law expects me to have a baby in the coming year. I may not fulfill her expectation.

Grammar

Lily’s drink is in front of my drink.
Lily’s drink is in front of mine.

Lily’s seat is in front of your seat.
Lily’s seat is in front of yours.

Lily’s seat is in front of their seat.
Lily’s seat is in front of theirs. = their seat
Lily’s seat is in front of them. = those people

4. Don’t tell girls they’re beautiful when you first meet them

While this is obviously a compliment, most foreign girls will find it a bit odd/creepy if you tell them they’re beautiful straight away. They’ll assume you’re coming onto them (or just weird/being false) and will therefore be unwilling to pursue a friendship with you.

Yesterday afternoon, I went to play badminton with my husband and his friends.My husband and his other male friend both are playing very well.I am not playing well in badminton so most of the time I am just watching.My husband used the rest time to tell me some rules about badminton and he told me that if I play badminton twice a week, I will improve a lot.
This morning when I opened my eyes， I suddenly found out that I was sore and could not turn over myself. I think it must be that I played badminton for too long yesterday, My muscle is hurt，so I can only move myself slowly.
…… it too hurts.

Revised

Yesterday afternoon, I went to play badminton with my husband and his friends.My husband and his guy friends both play very well. I don’t playing well in badminton so most of the time I am just watching. My husband used the resting time to tell me some rules about badminton and he told me that if I play badminton twice a week, I will improve a lot.
This morning when I opened my eyes/ woke up， I suddenly found out that I was sore and I could not flip over. I think I must have played badminton for too long yesterday, My muscles hurt，so I can only move myself slowly.
…… it hurts too much.