Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

inclusive: accepting

N E S W :
– Southeast . middle east

adjacent: neighbor

linguistics: having to do language

live up to: good enough for , as good as  (v)
ie. Did it live up to your expectations? – were you disappointed?

run-in with the law: an experience with the law

I don’t know if you ever heard about it (do you know stories about it?)
I don’t know if you‘ve ever heard of it (do you know it?)

I went to US, and stayed in St. Louis
I went to US, and studied in/went to school/lived/was in St. Louis

When you stayed in SH, sometimes
When you are in SH, sometimes

gun shot(the thing you hear) accident
shooting incident
shooting

I barely had too much time for entertainment
I barely had any time for entertainment/ I didn’t have too much time …

there’s no place that can compare with NY
there’s no place like NY
ie. there’s no place like home

I had a really difficult time to adapt it
I had a really difficult time to adapt to it/ with it

I decided (one-time) to be a lawyer since high school (long-time)
I decided to be a lawyer when I was in high school
I’ve always wanted to be a lawyer since high school

You have to stay in a law firm to act as a paralegal
You have to work in a law firm as a paralegal

it was quite a large amount/sum (of money)

a wrong expression on Chinese law
a wrong interpretation/understanding of the Chinese law