VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Pronunciaion

a conversation at club
M：Hey nice to meet you. I am Robin.
W：Hey nice to meet you. You can call me Linda.
m：May I buy you a drink？
w：Sure. Thanks.
m：It’s my pleasure. So do you often come here？
w：Yeah, i like here, the cocktail is good！
m：Sure! The Long Land Iced Tea is my favorite here. Where are u from？
w：I’m American. What about you？
m：I’m local. How do you feel about shanghai? Do you like it?
w：Yeah it‘s an amazing city! i like it very much!
m：Great! You can find a lot of fun here! Maybe I can invite you to one of my friend’s party or see the film later, if you would like to.
w: Sounds great! when?
m: What about next Monday? After work?
w: Deal!
m: May I have your WeChat?
w: Of course. xxxxxx.
m: Ok! Let’s keep in touch! See u!

My name is Linda but you can call me Lyn.

a conversation at club
M：Hey nice to meet you. I am Robin.
W：Hey nice to meet you. I’m LiYun but you can call me Linda.
m：May I buy you a drink？
w：Sure. Thanks.
m：It’s my pleasure. So do you often come here？
w：Yeah, i like it here / I like this place, the cocktails are good！
m：Sure! The Long Island Iced Tea is my favorite here. Anyway … So, where are u from？
w：I’m American. What about you？
m：I’m local / I’m a local. How do you feel about shanghai? Do you like it?
w：Yeah it‘s an amazing city! i like it very much! / I’m really into the food here / people here / it has a great vibe (feeling) 
m：Great! You can find a lot of fun here! / there’s so much to do here / it has a great nightlife / Maybe I can invite you to one of my friend’s parties or see the film later, if you would like to.
w: Sounds great! when? / Uhh maybe, let’s see what happens / let’s see how we go. 
m: What about next Monday? After work?
w: Deal!
m: May I have your WeChat?
w: Of course. xxxxxx.
m: Ok! Let’s keep in touch! See u!

Vocabulary

westerner – people from the west

I know what you mean / I get it / I see / I got it 

I got to / I have to / I need to = I gotta 

social – people with people
society – all people in a place / country / culture
socialise – to talk with people
eg. I go out on the weekend to socialise

environment – huang jin

here = at this place / to this place

How do you feel about shanghai? Do you like it? – How long have you been in SH for? / so are you just traveling here or you’re here for work? / what do you do? 

direct (adj) – zhi jie de
eg. I’m Sagittarius so I’m quite direct

direct (v) – to tell sb what to do / make sth go in a direction
eg. I direct my staff to do things
director (n) = a person who directs

I have a student who is called Robin

single – no relationship
in a relationship – dating / married / girlfriend etc
married < > divorced 

rest time – free time
eg. I can play games in my free time

console – a tv computer game system

work-life balance
eg. I want to try to find a work-life balance

insecure – mei you an quan gan
eg. I’m a little insecure

social cycle – the people around you in your life

girlfriend – dating
female friend – just a friend

childhood friends – friends from when you were young

3rd wheel – when a single person goes out with a couple
eg. I feel like a 3rd wheel when I go out with my married friends

Grammar

the first met somebody – the first time that I met somebody