Online Class Notes (Ally)
Vocabulary
MIA: missing in action
ie. You have been MIA for so long.
hypothetical: 虚拟
ie. We are just speaking in hypotheticals.
army service
stalker
ie. Lily is stalking her ex’s current girlfriend on Douyin.
Grammar
hook up: for dates too, used casually.
ie. I can hook you up with a good guy.
play hard-to-get
ie. You should play hard-to-get if you want the guy to treasure.
go out of your way
ie. You went out of your way to be nice to him.
in the bag – piece of cake
ie. I got him in the bag.
good catch
ie. He’s a good catch.
Speaking exercise
What have you been doing?/What have you been up to?
Beijing really sucks/is a sucky place.
That question makes my heart broken.
That’s a heart-breaking question.
That question broke my heart.
I don’t have too much knowledge about him.
I don’t know him very well.
I don’t have too much info on him.
I don’t want to “lose face” .. If I don’t do that it’s very disrespectful to my friend.
… I don’t want to embarrass my friend.
I was 5 minutes late so I was the last one who arrived at that place.
I was 5 minutes late so I was the last one to arrive.
A little shy and wasn’t really interested in me./didn’t have too much interest in me.
He wasn’t as hot as he looks like in his wechat pic.
He wasn’t as hot as he looks in his wechat pic.
That was just an ask… I didn’t …
That was just a casual/simple question, I don’t have any underlying meanings./I’m not implying anything/I’m not hinting at anything.
take any concrete action – make a solid move
September is an off-switch to my happy days.
That will expose my purpose.
I hope he can get to know/find out/discover how great I am.
From his self-intro, I knew that he likes driving…
From his self-intro, I found out/got to know that he likes driving…
Which media are you using the most…
Which app do you use the most/most often?
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