F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

Are you gonna stay with that company for a long time?

Today I ~~just know~~ realized I’ve worked for that company for nearly 7 years.

Interpret – the way to understand

interpreter – a person who works to help people understand between languages

down to earth – jie di qi.

unspoken rules

TV SHOW Listening:

TV Show:, Kevin Can wait, Season 2 episode 12. 1:00

U: let me get this straight, you really didn’t get me a gift?

you’re kidding right?

Kevin: no, you said we weren’t exchanging

U: but I thought we were doing the thing….. where we say we’re not getting gifts but we do anyway

Kevin: you thought wrong

U: well, still, I got you one

Kevin: I don’t want it

U: it’s a gift, you gotta take it

Kevin: says who?

U: says, the rules

look, I got you one, now I want mine

Kevin: take the one you’re gonna give me, and give it to yourself.

U: I don’t want golf balls

By the way , I got you golf balls

Method for finding a better translation, using grammar and sentence structure:

Use English grammar for Chinese words, and vice cersa. (Use Chinese grammar for English words.)

This is a DIRECT Translation:

Ni Hao = You good, But… people use it as Hello.

Example: I wanna go to the U.K. soon, so I’m planning a trip now.

eg: Wo xiang yao qu Ne Ge Ying Guo jin kuai, suo yi Wo shi yi ge ji hua xian zai.

eg: Wo shuo de dui ma

I say of correct ?

I spoke correct ?

has ~~been~~ improved

has been improving