Online Class Notes (Jesse)

bring / take / get

Grammar

I didn’t travel much place – I didn’t travel to many places

he didn’t have any service to me – he didn’t have any service to give me  / he didn’t have any service for me / he didn’t give any service to me

Vocabulary

I mean to write it – I was planning to do it / I intended on doing it

force – make but stronger
eg. the boss forces us to go to the event

bring us closer – make our relationship better
eg. the boss thinks it can bring us closer as a team

reality = the real world
eg. they wanted me to fit the real world

another source of income – another way of making money

introverted 
eg. I’m introverted so I will be exhausted afterwards

actively involved
eg. things that I have to do where I have to be actively involved are really tiring

he will cheers us / he cheersed with me – gan bei

she’s in heat
eg. my cat is in heat at the moment but we will get her desexed / neutered 

the laws don’t exist / there’s very few protections for animals in China

middle aged ladies – ayi (45-60 year old)

house keeper / maid – cleaning ayi

aunty / aunt = only your mum or dad’s sister

apartment community / complex / compound – xiao qu

she retired / after her retirement
eg. she retired last year and then started feeding cats / after her retirement she started…

rich in spirit

play to your strengths
eg. I always try to play to my strengths at work and in life

i was in a hurry to practice my spoken English / my cat is in a hurry to go out and find a mate

Pronunciation

immature – im mat choo wer
mature – mat choo wer