Online Class Notes (Jesse)

do your writing like last time, using vocabulary and grammar from class

wu lao guo 

status / condition / situation

impressive / impressed

Vocabulary

the last 2 weeks impressed me 

spine (the bone) / back (the whole part)

indeed – in fact / actually 

ongoing process / project 

fair enough – understandable / I understand
eg. I think it’s understandable if people don’t want to work 7 days a week = I think it’s fair enough if people don’t want to….
eg. I don’t like coffee. A: fair enough = I think that’s understandable / reasonable

when i come to a new city – when i go to a new city 

how it looks like – what it looks like / how it looks

bland (weak flavor) < >  rich (strong flavor)

good strong – rich / intense / full 
bad strong – overwhelming 

lungs – fei

Grammar

stuffs happening on me – things happening to me

Pronunciation

open mouth more!

AEIOU

usual – you zhee wull
problem – proh blum 

cam – “kam”
came “kaeeem”

when – “ehhhh” – “wehhhhn”
them
then

Everything has been becoming better although I’ve been handling nervoursness inside me as usual which is ok as it has been becoming part of my life. It was a successful surgery of my mom’s spinal problem and she has been recovering well, although she has been spent most of the time lying in bed as the doctor suggested. I’ve been appreciative that one of her friends cooks her lunch and my older sister cooks her dinner which allows me to focus on my work come back to my own life. I was particularly happy when I was back to the office this Monday as it was two weeks that I didn’t come to the office with one week taking care of my mom in hospital and another week taking a trip to Guangdong. Regarding my trip, I was so enjoyed when I was trying dishes and snacks there that I didn’t know before.

Everything has been becoming better although I’ve been handling nervousness inside myself as usual which is ok as it has been becoming part of my life. It was a successful surgery of my mom’s spinal problem and she has been recovering well, although she has been spending / has spent most of the time lying in bed as the doctor suggested. I appreciate that one of her friends has been cooking her lunch and my older sister has been taking care of / managing / doing her dinner which allows me to focus on my work and come back / return to my own life. I was particularly happy when I was back at / in the office / I went back to the office this Monday as it was two weeks since I last came to / since I was last at the office with one week taking care of my mom in hospital and another week taking a trip to Guangdong. Regarding my trip, I was in heaven / it was pure bliss / it was a beautiful feeling / I was having the time of my life when I was there, trying dishes and snacks that I had never tried before.