F2F Class Notes (Lily)[R]

Vocabulary

1.nervous (adj)= 紧张的
ex: I’m always very nervous in class

2. subway= 地铁🚇
ex: I always review my notes on the subway.

3. article (noun)= 文章
news articles= 新闻
ex: we always read articles in English .
ex: I will always try to find interesting articles for my students.

4. random= 随机 随性
ex: pick a random number from 1-100. 44
ex: Lily what color is your hair? HUH? That’s random.

5. colleague (noun)= 同事 co-worker, people you work with
ex: Li is my colleague.
ex: It’s important to have a good relationship with your colleagues.

6. direct (adj)= 直接的
ex: I don’t like people who are too direct.

7. committed to XX= 对XX投入
ex: I’m committed to my job.

We often post articles about how foreigners can make friends with their Chinese neighbours, their colleagues and make small talk at work. But how can Chinese people go about making friends with foreigners? Here’s my list of important things that Chinese people should NOT do if they want to make friends with random laowai.

This kind of directness when applied to friendship seems weird to foreigners and is too much of an initial commitment before we get to know you. That kind of candor can scare the laowai away, as friendship to us is not something that you vocally agree on, but rather something that is built over time.