F2F Class Notes April 6th (Ben)

Grammar

She has made great progress during my taking care of her.

during my taking care of her = since I started to take care of her.

Vocabulary

behaviour 名

behavioural 形

This child has many behavioural issues.

mental = 精神的

flexible = 灵活的

You need to be mentally flexible and accept new ideas.

tolerant = accepting of people or ideas you disagree with 宽容的

We get more tolerant as we grow older.

scold = speak angrily to a child who did something bad 训斥

discipline a child = to train a child to obey, sometimes by punishing (=disciplining) him

physically discipline = hit

contribute = be one of the causes

Good weather contributes to a nice trip.

Original

When we have a child, we eventually may have to consider whether we will go back to work. I am a stay at home mom now. In fact it’s a not easy decision for me at first. It depends on our financial situation in this fast paced city and also involves other factors such as my emotional state and the logistics of providing child care.
In the beginning I didn’t adapt at all and even complained sometimes. Later i adjusted my mentality and tried to find something to do. I think studying English is a good idea.
Olivia used to be spoilt and always lost her temper easily, and she was shy outside. But now she has made great progress. I’m grateful i made the decision last year. The company is the best love. I enjoy my current life.

Edited version

When we have a child, we eventually may have to consider whether we will go back to work. I am a stay-at-home  mom now. In fact it was not an easy decision for me at first.

It depended on our financial situation in this fast-paced city and also involved other factors such as my emotional state and the logistics of providing child care.
In the beginning I didn’t adapt at all and even complained sometimes. Later, I adjusted my mentality and tried to find something to do. I think studying English was a good idea.

Olivia used to be spoilt and always lose her temper easily, and she was shy outside. But now she has made great progress. I’m grateful I made that decision last year. A child’s company is the best kind of love. I enjoy my current life.

it was a not easy decision –> it was not an easy decision

Pronunciation

consider = CON -sider