F2F Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

I know the news by my mother – i found out from my mother
eg. I found out about my uncle from my mother

date – finding a bf / gf
eg. my dad didn’t let me date boys until i was over 20

traditional thinking – old way of thinking

heaven – tian tang

great aunt – your parents aunt

climbed the tree

fell out of the tree / fell down from the tree

heard the sound 

stiff – can’t move / hard
eg. his body was stiff

tradition – sth you do that has special meaning
eg. burning the fake paper …. is a tradition in Chinese culture

spiritual – believing ideas that involve magic, energy, god…
religious – following an organised religion (Christianity / Buddhism…)

he is christian / he is catholic / he is buddhist / he is jewish 

he follows catholisism / he is catholic / he is religious / we will be married by a catholic priest at a church

outdoor wedding < > indoor wedding
eg. we will have an outdoor wedding

catering / catering service – the food / drink service 
eg. the catering at our wedding is 100 euros per head

pool the money together – put it together to buy sth

car pool
swimming pool
pool – billiards / snooker