VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/R]

Do some writing about a trip you’ve taken – try to make longer sentences and use higher level words

Pronunciation

world= were old
record= re kerd

Vocabulary

1.period pad= 卫生巾
tampon= 卫生棉条
ex: if you want to use tampon, you must replace it every 6-8 hours.

2. impulsive (adj)= 冲动的
ex: I was very impulsive two years ago and I shouldn’t have.
ex: Getting married is an impulsive choice.

3. talk back (verb)
ex: he never talks back to me when we argue.

https://www.enfamily.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=926060

Do you often feel stressed? Does the pace of life make you feel like you’re continually on the go or at the end of your rope? Are you often so wiped out by work that you struggle to switch off? And are you a member of the millennial generation, who, according to the Pew Research Center, were born between 1981 and 1996? If your answer to these questions is ‘yes’, maybe you suffer from ‘millennial burnout’.

Millennial burnout is a term first popularised by BuzzFeed writer Anne Helen Petersen. Unlike ‘regular’ burnout, which leaves sufferers feeling physically and emotionally frazzled, run into the ground and overwhelmed, millennial burnout also adds, among other things, ‘errand paralysis’. This is when minor tasks, such as cleaning the car, or sending a parcel in the mail, feel impossible. “It’s not as if I were slackingin the rest of my life,” she wrote. “But when it came to the stuff that wouldn’t make my job easier or my work better, I avoided it.” So it doesn’t get done, which leads to a backlog of tasks and feelings of shame.

In the UK, 74% of us feel so stressed that we are coming apart at the seams, mentalhealth.org reports. So why are millennials tearing their hair out? Millennials feel their problems are ‘exacerbated by social media, because of the constant pressure to be living up to your best life,’ British psychotherapist Beverly Hills told the BBC. This pressure is made worse when the definition of ‘success’ seems to have changed. It used to be about earning money, but now it’s things like being passionate about work, being super-healthy, holidaying and having amazing experiences, etc. That’s a lot to have on your plate and the ‘failure’ to cope leaves many feeling guilty, ashamed and at their wits’ end.

My little daughter is just one year old last week. I took my family to take some photos in the studio. It’s a very nice memory but it’s a disaster to take two daughters at the same time. My little daughter is very young, she always cry when we take photos. Even when the elder sister wants to kiss my little daughter, she will cry. I think it’s a very good thing to have two daughters when you are old, because they can take care of you. It’s a disaster when they are young, because there are so many things you need to take care of. During my work, I’m always so busy, I need to have a lot of meetings and to work overtime sometimes. After my work, the first thing I think of is to go home and spend time with my baby, she has to stay with my grandmother and sleep in another apartment. I can’t expect to have my husband’s mother to take care my baby, we will have a lot of arguments.

Revised

My little daughter just turned one year old last week. I took my family to take some photos in the studio. It’s a very nice memory but it’s a disaster to take care of two daughters at the same time. My little daughter is very young, she always cries when we take photos. Even when the elder sister wants to kiss my little daughter, she will cry. I think it’s a very good thing to have two daughters to take care of you when you are old. It’s a disaster when they are young, because there are so many things you need to consider . During my work, I’m always so busy, I need to have a lot of meetings and to work overtime sometimes. After my work, my first priority is to go home and spend time with my baby, she has to stay with my grandmother and sleep in another apartment. I can’t expect my mother in law to take care my baby, we will have a lot of arguments.