F2F Class Notes 15th February (Jesse)

Vocabulary

i need to went out – i need to go out / i needed to go out 

he’s that kind of person who … – he’s the kind of person who…

i’m in the bad books / i’m in the dog house – sb is annoyed at me

practical < > sentimental 

when we calm down – once we have calmed

when he works – when he is working / while he is working 

puts everything into it 

we planned on doing sth but we couldn’t

Would you remember if you did somebody a favor years ago? Would you know that a little thing you have done for them could change their lives?

One day before the CNY, a lady came to my parents’ home and looked for my mother. She looked decent and was quite excited when she saw my mother, but my mother couldn’t recognize who she was at all. “Don’t you remember me!” She said,”I’m Han. We used to work in the same factory 30 years ago.” Although still had no idea, my mother let her come into our house and heard the whole story.

30 years ago, when she was only 16, she stopped studying in school and got a job in a factory where she had to work 12 hours a day with a very little pay. She often didn’t have enough money for food and my mother always invited her for dinner at our home. As a girl who was far away from her family and was washed up after a long day work, she felt safe and comfortable only when she was with my mother.

During the last 30 years, she changes a few jobs and has been doing better and better. She got married, has a happy family and lives a decent life, and one thing made her feel regretted for all these years was not in touch with my mother. She said:” I have spent 20 years to look for you and I finally found you. I couldn’t be happier! Because of you I always think positively! Because of you I’m always happy to help!”
It was a touching story and did sound something my mother does a lot but it didn’t ring a bell to my mother. My family was not rich but my mother was so warmhearted and always helped others by all means. And this is one of the reasons why she has countless friends.

Would you remember if you did somebody a favor years ago? Would you know that a little thing you have done for them could change their lives?

One day before CNY, a lady came to my parents’ home looking for my mother. She looked decent and was quite excited when she saw my mother, but my mother couldn’t recognize who she was at all. “Don’t you remember me!” She said,”I’m Han. We used to work in the same factory 30 years ago.” Although she still had no idea, my mother let her come into our house and heard the whole story.

30 years ago, when she was only 16, she stopped studying in school and got a job in a factory where she had to work 12 hours a day with very little pay / a very low salary. She often didn’t have enough money for food and my mother always invited her for dinner at our home. As a girl who was far away from her family and was worn out after a long day‘s work, she felt safe and comfortable only when she was with my mother.

During the last 30 years, she changed to a few different jobs and has been doing better and better. She got married, has a happy family and lives a decent life, and (the) one thing that made her feel regretted for all these years was not being in touch with my mother. She said:” I have spent 20 years looking for you and I finally found you. I couldn’t be happier! Because of you I always think positively! Because of you I’m always happy to help!”
It was a touching story and did sound something like / that my mother does a lot but it didn’t ring a bell to my mother. My family was not rich but my mother was so kind-hearted / generous and always helped others by any means. And this is one of the reasons why she has countless friends.

all = including everything
any = all possibilities