VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

Vocabulary

minority (n):any small group in society that is different from the rest because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or a person who belongs to such a group少数民族；少数派；少数民族人士；少数派人士
E.g.: ethnic/religious minorities
少数民族／宗教少数派
E.g.: I belong to Hui minority

majority (n): 1-the larger number or part of something大多数，大部分
E.g.: The majority of the employees have university degrees.
大部分雇员都有大学文凭。
E.g.: In Britain women are in the/a majority.

Buddhism－佛教
Buddha－佛陀

Buddhist (adj)-佛教人，佛教的

He’s the youngest of us 5

pray (v): 1-to speak to a god either privately or in a religious ceremony in order to express love, admiration, or thanks or in order to ask for something祷告，祈祷
E.g.: She knelt and prayed silently.
她跪下默默祈祷。

vegetarian (n): 1-a person who does not eat meat for health or religious reasons or because they want to avoid being cruel to animals素食者，素食主义者
E.g.: My grandmother is a vegetarian and most of the time she lives in a temple.

I live in a big family I have 4 siblings, three sisters-two elder and one younger and one younger brother. We came from Fujian province, a little town which is the border of Fujian and Zhejiang. We speak with a dialect. In our home town the dialect will be different between two hills and if you cross to another village you will find you can’t understand the people said. Although we came from Fujian but we belong to Hui minority and our religion is Buddhism.  And I and my siblings are all Hui Chinese. We have been living in Shanghai for almost 15 years. My father have several siblings as well so I got 3 uncles and an aunt and I also . On my father’s side I’ve got 3 uncles and an aunt and I also have 8 cousins. On my mother’s side I got two uncles and an aunt.  I’m so glad I grew up in such a big family.

I live in a big family, I have 4 siblings, three sisters-two elder and one younger and one younger brother. We came from Fujian province, from a little town which is on the border of Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces. We speak in a dialect. In my hometown often two completely different dialects are separated only by a hill  and if you cross to another village you will find  that you can’t understand what people are saying. Although, we came from Fujian but we belong to Hui minority and our religion is Buddhism, me and my siblings are all Hui Chinese. We have been living in Shanghai for almost 15 years. my father is also coming from a family with many children On my father’s side I’ve got 3 uncles and an aunt and I also have 8 cousins. On my mother’s side I got two uncles and an aunt.  I’m so glad that I grew up in such a big family.

there are many different dialects in my hometown, for example it is enough just to cross a hill and you will find your self in an area where people speak in a completely different dialect, very often you won’t be able to understand them. very often these dialects are mutually unintelligible.我的家乡有许多不同的方言，例如，只要过了一座山就足够了，你就会发现自己身处一个人们用完全不同的方言说话的地方，你常常听不懂。这些方言常常互不可知。

in my hometown often two completely different dialects are separated only by a hill, if you cross the hill you wont be able to understand people living there在我的家乡，两种完全不同的方言常常被一座山分开，如果你过了那座山，你就不能理解住在那里的人。