Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

dodged a bullet: 躲过一节

allergic: guo min

heatedly: huo re de

shielded: 被挡住了 （adj）

surreal: above-real

the ball in your court: you turn to make the decision/ I give you the decision

optimize: you Hua  (adj)

optimistic: le guan

in 2020, we have been to xiamen
in 2020, we went to Xiamen. (One event in a story/ in a chain of event)

this place will build a new airport
A new airport will be built here. (When there’s no S, use passive voice)
There would be a new airport here. (Use there be)
They are going to build a new airport. (When there’s no S, use “they” to fill in an S)

that person
his administration

he is very optimized about China’s censorship system can be changed
he is very optimistic about (issue, topic, noun )China’s censorship system
he is very optimistic that (opinion, statement) China’s censorship system can be changed.

he’s undeserving of that title

it very impressed me about the photo
That photo impressed me. (good meaning. ex. My boss’s work ethic impressed me. similar to “impressive”)
That photo left a huge impression on me. (shocking, I will remember forever)

we think very similar about lots of things
We have very similar opinion about/on lots of things.

no bad things between us
no bad blood between us

he’s harder than me to leave
it’s harder for him to leave than it is for me.

how the society goes
how things go
I will keep my eye on how things go.

my friend from college

expand their power/authority beyond what is said in the law