VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/W]

is it easier for women to find true love when they are financially independent? Or the other way around?

Vocabulary

1.cool down period= 冷静期
ex: if you want to get divorced in HK, there is a cool down period of 6 months before you can officially get divorced.

2. impose (verb)= 施加
ex: China has imposed a new law on divorce.

3. drawbacks= disadvantages
ex: what are the advantages and the drawbacks of the new law?

4. crucial= important
ex: Women are financially independent, this is a crucial reason for the increasing divorce rate.
ex: It’s crucial that you come to the meeting on time tomorrow.

5. spoil (verb)= 宠坏
spoiled (adj)= 被宠坏的
ex: you spoil him too much, he should learn how to clean up after himself.
ex: She is a spoiled little girl, her dad buys her everything.
ex: Parents shouldn’t spoil their kid too much.

6. first-tier city
second-tier city
third-tier city
ex: Shanghai, Beijing are first tier cities.

7. mosquito= 蚊子
mosquito bites= 蚊子块
ex: I have 15 mosquito bites on me.
ex: I hate mosquitoes in SH.

A lot of young people get divorced because they are impulsive. A lot of our classmates in our high school, 10 persons have divorced. Our lives is changing better. Nowadays, women are good at being economically independent. They can get money as much as men. Women don’t need rely on men. I really hate to do housework, that is the reason I broke up with my ex-boyfriend. We live together, he never clean up the house.

Revised

A lot of young people get divorced because they are impulsive. 10 of our classmates in our high school have already divorced, 10 persons have divorced. Our lives is changing for the better. Nowadays, women are good at being economically independent. They can make/earn money as much as men. Women don’t need to rely on men. I really hate doing housework, that was the reason I broke up with my ex-boyfriend. Even though/ Although we lived together, he never cleaned the house.