Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

avoiding rules – circumventing the rules

shortcut – 捷径

he’s my coworker / we work together / i work in a coworking space

seachange – a big positive change in your life
eg. I really feel like I need a seachange… for example moving to another country

furnished apartment < > unfurnished
eg. I moved into a furnished apartment

i moved to another rental apartment

upset stomach – la du zi
eg. I had an upset stomach

pour over coffee – shou chong

play games at disney – go on rides 

temptation – things that may tempt / seduce you

Grammar

even though – it is true now
even if – it’s a possible future situation / not real

since = from the past to now (can’t use for the future / not real things)

Pronunciation

allergic – a LER jick