VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
stereotype – generalisation of a group of people
eg. it is a common stereotype that shanghainese girls are needy and demanding
materialisticÂ
wage gap – the difference between people who earn certain ages
flawed < > perfect
eg. everyone is flawed
live vicariously through their kids – to live your life through another person
eg. parents often try to live vicariously through their kids expecting them to achieve what they couldn’t
intellect
rags to riches – the common story of going from poor to rich
eg. many people believe that Taylor Swift went from rags to riches
entitled – when you expect success when you don’t actually deserve it
eg. many kids these days act entitled / are entitled
where there are cracks there can be light
Grammar
with the same age as me – he is the same age as me / people of the same age as meÂ
parents support we to buy – parents support us to buyÂ
born in the 1980s
ready for get married – ready to get married / ready for marriageÂ
I’m looking forward to doing / my weddingÂ
jia yi ge lingÂ
1 wan – 10 thousand
10 wan – 100 thousand
at 100, change
100 wan – 1 million
1000 wan – 10 million
1 yi – 100 million 100,000,000
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