VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Needs more review
food poisoning
eg. I got food poisoning from Japanese food
quality – zhi liang
eg. the quality of this phone is good / the signal quality is good
traditional (adj) – chuan tong
eg. he is very traditional so he doesn’t like to spend money
repeat – chong fu
eg. sometimes I ask Jesse to repeat the word
Vocabulary
condition – 事物的状态
I used to live in Japan
details / content – nei rong
eg. Where do you live? In China. Give me more details. Oh,.. I live in Shanghai, in xuhui district on… road.
eg2. I wrote some content for the Smart English WeChat Account
school reunion
when I graduated we didn’t have the internet
graduated – bi ye
eg. I graduated high school in 2002
ago < > in
eg. I will go away in 3 days. I am going to Japan.
we’re all Shanghainese
drinking / have a drink
club / bar
cocktails – ji wei jiu
the schedule is not set. it just depends.
definite – que ding
eg. your class for this Friday is definite. / your class is definitely on this Friday / You definitely have class
it depends on the situation / it depends on the weather / it depends on how you feel / it depends on if I go out because if I use it my hair will be soft
situation – qing kuang
some of them
they became fat / they got fat / the get married
children / kids
eg. I don’t want to have kids now. Maybe later.
i am 6 / i am 6 years old
what do you wash your hair with? I wash my hair with shampoo
what do you drink your tea with? I drink my tea with a straw
wear sunglasses
what do you think about …? – ni juede zenme yang?
Pronunciation
female – fee may ll
Grammar
in my home – at home
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