Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

narrative: story (political sense)

recreation: 娱乐; 消遣; 娱乐活动; 游戏

invested/devoted to: lots of time and effort to …

taboo: thing you cannot mention

internet meme: 梗

rip off: 抢钱
ie. You paid 100 for potatoes? You got ripped off!

Speaking exercise

imported supermarket
supermarket which sells imported products
premium/high-end supermarket

the cabbage sold more than 30rmb per kg
the cabbage were sold for more than 30rmb per kg

I would rather to pay a little higher to get better feedback
I’m willing to pay a little higher to get better service

when wuhan just started the pandemic
when the pandemic just started in Wuhan

the old people highly risky
the old people are/the elderly is at risk

even I got once, I don’t got the immunity
even if I get it once, I might not get the immunity

everyone want the other one to be better
everyone wants others to be better/wants what’s best for the other person

she wanted to get married to a boy who only know each other for 2 months
she wanted to get married to a boy who she only knew for 2 months

full-time poker players

later I just don’t find someone I want to get married
later I just didn’t find/haven’t found someone I want to get married

he was suspicious either
he was suspicious of him too