F2F Class Notes (Lily)[S]

Grammar

I was going to…..  (ben lai yao…)

ex: I was going to take a subway, but I walked instead.

ex: I was going to eat Japanese food, but I had McDonalds instead.

ex: Prince!! Shouldn’t you be at the concert?  ” I was going to go… but my boyfriend came. ”

2. aren’t you _______?

ex: aren’t you cold? (more common)

aren’t you hot? hungry?

OR: are you not cold?  (common)

Vocabulary

1 lineup: (pai dui ), a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action

ex: “im in a long lineup ….”

situation: if you are in a lineup, and you want to go to the washroom: “Can you save my spot for me?”

2. save: reserve

ex: Can you save a piece for me?

reservation (ding wei):

ex: ” I want to make a reservation tonight for 6 people”

3. endangered (bin lin) : threatened with extinction:

Today is WangJunKai’s birthday, and his fans celebrate for him. His fans are very rich. They bought 18 stars made of his names.

Today is WangJunKai’s birthday, and his fans celebrated with him. His fans are very rich. They bought 18 stars that are made up of his initials.