VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

sometimes I go out with my boss and I don’t know where can I sit

this month we meet more often and feeling is better than before and this Friday we will go to my hometown together. He will meet my parents.
We from one place, we all came from Xinjiang. Someone introduce me to him.
Before I will take a big suitcase and now I can give it to him. He can carry it for me
I don’t have this habit because I think this bag is not suit for him. If he takes this it is not very…
I like take the bag by myself.
I have already meet his family because his parents came here last month, we had meet together.
I think its ok, my bf is older than me for 8 years but some topics he couldn’t understand.

Sometimes if I am very bored I will use it.

Chinese spend too much time to play the phone.
We go back one week. It is the first time so I am looking forward.
I go back to hometown once a year in spring festival.
It takes me .. if I take the plane it takes me 7 hours. it will stop in Zhengzhou and take a rest for 1 hour and fly continue
My hometown is a small city it doesn’t have too many people so it needs to stop in a big city.

it doesn’t have too much tourists so we don’t have direct flights.

If I fly to wulumuqi it takes me 5h, when I arrive to Wulumuqi my parents will pick me up and it takes 3h to drive. Because Xinjiang is too big.
I used to iPhone so its hard to change to Huawei because I think android is not good  / iOS is better.
If you use too much functions I think android is good but I think I just use the apps and send the message so I think it is ok.

I am a northern person so I can’t understand. I think if we love each other we can share, I think this is good.

I could buy …. I took 15 any can eat good but now 15.

sometimes I go out with my boss and I don’t know where I can sit

this month we met more often and we love each other more than before  / and our relationship is getting better  than before and this Friday we will go to my hometown together. He will meet my parents / I will introduce him to my parents.
We are from the same place/city we all come from Xinjiang. Someone introduced me to him./ introduced us.
Before I would /had to take a big suitcase and now I can give it to him. He can carry it for me
I don’t have this habit because I think this bag is not suitable for him/doesn’t suit him . If he carries it this is a bit funny, strange…..
I like to carry the bag (by) myself.
I have already met his family because his parents came here last month, we had a meeting / we had dinner….together.
I think it’s ok, my bf is older than me by 8 years / he is 8 years older than me . So there are  some topics he can‘t  understand.

Sometimes if I am very bored I will use it.

Chinese spend too much time on their phone.
We go back (for) one week. It is the first time so I am looking forward.
I usually go back to my hometown once a year in the spring festival.
if I take the plane it takes me 7 hours.

I will have a connection/transfer in  Zhengzhou and continue 1 hour later
My hometown is a small city it doesn’t have too many people so I need to stop in a big city. / so there is no direct flight

If I fly to wulumuqi it takes me 5h, when I arrive to Wulumuqi my parents will pick me up and it takes 3h to drive to my hometown. Because Xinjiang is too big.
I am used to iPhone so its hard to change to Huawei because I think android is not as good as  iOS. / I think iOS is better
If you use many functions I think android is good but  I just use basic apps and send message so I think iOS is better for me.

I am a northern person so I can’t understand this. I think if we love each other we can share the housework, I think this is better this way.

In the past you could eat well with 15 CNY but now it is impossible.

Vocabulary

basic 基本的
I only use basic functions of my phone.

to transfer : change plane
I had to transfer in Zhengzhou before going to my hometown.

to do housework: clean the house

to do the chores家务活
I don’t like to do chores so I hired a housecleaner.

childhood : when one is a kid
I spent my childhood in Xinjiang.

research 研究 (R&D)
He works in R&D. he develops new products.
The company spends a lot of money on research

to be able/can afford something : can pay for something without feeling it’s too expensive
I can’t afford to buy a house yet I need to work harder.
Everyone can afford to buy a phone, it is cheap now.

territoriality 地域性
People have a sense of territoriality, they don’t like people from other places.

to look down (on someone)瞧不起
He looks down on people who use Douyin,

signal 信号📶
I have a bad signal, let me call you back later

direct flight 直飞
There is no direct flight to my hometown I need to transfer in a big city.

sitting rules : how people should sit
There are many sitting rules in China.

suitcase / luggage 行李
I bought a new suitcase for my trip

to carry 提
I let my bf carry the heavy stuff.

Grammar

android not as  good as IOS 没有iOS好
Tom is not as tall as Jack (Jack is taller)

normal sentence (subject -> V)He is happy
I don’t know what I can do

Question (V->subject) Is he happy? (V->subject)
what can I do?

use by to express differences
A taxi in Shanghai is more expensive than a taxi in Hangzhou by 4CNY.