F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

his mom is strongly against it

my friend met had some trouble with…

for reason of historical background – historically, Shanghai made it harder to become a resident around the 1950’s.

they think Shanghainese are senior above to the outsiders

the life habits of – the lifestyle of

we are proud to be… Shanghainese

residency N. – when you are a legal resident (N.) of a place

eg: He got residency after living there for 10 years.

prejudice (N.) – an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc

eg: This organization fights racial prejudice.

eg: I think all kinds of prejudice are wrong.

eg: A lot of old Shanghainese are prejudiced against outsiders.

mamma’s boy – a boy who is toooooo close with his mother, she takes care of him too well

eg: He’s kind of a mamma’s boy.

(to be) above (someone, sth.)

eg: He thinks he is above cleaning up after himself. He won’t clean his own mess.

backlash – a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change

eg: Shanghai City government announced that all residency permits that are not over 150 years old need to be renewed for a 50,000 yuan fee. Obviously there was a huge backlash against this controversial decision.

eg: North Korea launched a test rocket, as a form of backlash against U.S. and S. Korean Joint military drills.

eg: Taxes went up again, and naturally there was some backlash.

Pronunciation

oppose (V.) – Uhh Poze