F2F Class Notes 16th May (Celeste)

Next topic: Chinese culture vs. Japanese culture vs. American culture

noise/smell pollution

die off / dying off / died off <> become extinct / disappear

Do you think Traditional Chinese medicine will die off when the older generations pass/die?

acupuncture –  TCM with the needles

tickle/tickling/tickled

She will tickle the baby because it’s fun.

Stop tickling me!

She tickled the dog.

I am very ticklish.

wiggle / wiggling / wiggled 

ex: if you wiggle, you are wiggly.

ex: My tooth is loose, it is wiggling/wiggly.

squirm / squirming / squirmed

ex: If you squirm, you are squirmy.

fidget / fidgeting / fidgeted  – xiao dong zuo

ex: We tell children when we are taking pictures to stop fidgeting.

ex: If you fidget, you are fidgety.

tick [negative]

He has a tick, he always shakes his leg when he is nervous.

My tick when I am anxious is my leg fidgets.

bruise –  blue/green/purple mark in the skin after hitting sth

A bruise will appear after cupping if there are toxins in your body.

After playing golf I sometimes go to get a foot massage.

Sometimes, I go to a massage spa/parlor after I play golf.

Left handed people in Asia is not so easy to live.

Left handed people in Asia are not so common.

It is uncommon to see left handed people in Asia.

awful <> bad, horrible, terrible

70 yuan for one bowling game isn’t so awful.

I hate smoking people.

I hate people who smoke near nonsmokers.

I hate people who smoke indoors.

clothes  (close)