F2F Class Notes (Tony) [S]

Vocabulary

Hair Stylist (person who cuts your hair)

What part of Shanghai are you from?

I’m from Baoshan district.

Shanghai has a lot of good seafood

I ate crab

soft-shelled crab is my favorite

I’ve been married for….

Have you been married before? (you know they are not married NOW) I’ve never been married.

Are you married? (are you now?)

I’m not married.   (not married now.    but before, we don’t know, maybe yes, maybe no)

Cousin – Your Aunt or Uncle’s children

eg: Cindy is also my cousin’s name.

coincidence – when two things are similar, but not by plan

eg: What a coincidence, we have the same name.

eg: It’s a coincidence that we both went to the same high school.

When I get married, I found that my friends is less than before. because I have no much time to play with my friends. I have to spend a lot of time to do something for example, wash clothes and cleans and so on. When I pregnant my time is less and less. When I have a baby I have to take much time to take care of my son, sometimes my friend invited me to afternoon tea. I would accept their invitation, we would talk about my son and my husband about some interesting and unhappy thing. They would give me some advice. So I have three good friends now. Although we usually didn’t meet each other. but my relationship is still very good and long.

When I got married, I had less friends than before. Because I don‘t have much time to go out with my friends. I had to spend a lot of time doing things, for example, washing clothes, cleaning and other chores. When I was pregnant I had almost no free time. When I had my baby I needed to spend a lot of time taking care of my son, sometimes my friends invited me to afternoon tea. I would accept their invitation, we would talk about some interesting things, like, my son and my husband, and vent (V.) about some things we didn’t like. They would give me some advice. So I have three good friends now. Although we usually don‘t meet each other, my relationship is still very good and strong.