Online Class Notes (Jesse)

review the lab grown meat

I bought some food I like before I made the hotpot.I bought fatty beef,tofu,soup balls,blackfungus,needlemushroom and greens.That’s all I wanted to eat.Usually,when you go to restaurants,people often order half and half.But I have a low spicy tolerance cuz Sichuan peppercorn numbs my tongue. So I only prepared clear broth which was healthier for me. At first,I filled the pot with water.then boiled the water until half hot,it’s time for me to put clear broth to the pot.When the pot was boiling,I dipped the sliced beef quickly in the soup,then pulled the food out with net.I could cook as I ate.The flavor and texture were magnificent after I dipped the meat into sauce which consisted of barbecue sauce,sesame oil,dried chillis,cilantro.Some people think cilantro tastes like dish soup though. In the end,I feel that having hotpot with friends is a pleasant thing.Hotpot is becoming more and more popular all over the world.I’m quite proud of Chinese food.

I bought some food (that) I like, before I made the hotpot. I bought beef slices, tofu, meat soup balls, black fungus, needle mushroom and greens. That’s all I wanted to eat / that’s all I felt like eating. Usually,when people go to restaurants, they often order half and half but I have a low tolerance for spicy food cuz Sichuan peppercorn numbs my tongue. So I only prepared clear broth which is / because it’s healthier for me. First, I filled the pot with water, and then boiled the water until it was halfway boiled / half boiled / until 50 degrees, and then it was time for me to put the clear broth into the pot. When the pot was boiling, I dipped the sliced beef quickly into / in the soup, then pulled everything out quickly with a net. I could cook as I ate / I was able to eat while I was cooking / I was cooking the ingredients for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile I was able to eat what was cooked. The flavor and texture were magnificent after I dipped the meat into (some) sauce which consisted of barbecue sauce, sesame oil, dried chilli, and cilantro (“sil lan troe”). Some people think cilantro tastes like dish soap though. In the end, I feel that having hotpot with friends is a pleasant thing. / I really enjoy having hotpot with my friends. Hotpot is becoming more and more popular all over the world so I’m quite proud of Chinese food.

Grammar

the = you know and I know which one. If the person can’t guess which one, then “the” is probably wrong

I made hotpot = 1 or more, who cares?
I made a hotpot = 1 hotpot
I made the hotpot = 1 hotpot, it’s obvious which you’re talking about
I made my hotpot / the hotpot that I told you about yesterday

I travel sth in China – i travel around China
I travel sth into sth – i travel from outside, and i go inside China
I travel sth to sth – i travel from outside and I go inside China

it is with much oil – it has too much oil / it’s oily 

Vocabulary

out of touch – sb who doesn’t understand how to act / what they should do socially

we’re out of time / time’s up / it’s time to finish class / we’ve run out of time 

first – the first thing
at first – the original thing
eg. At first I thought your job was working at a bank, but then I realised actually you work somewhere else.

QR code

slim – people
thin – anything

cable – the “xian” part

plug – the part that goes into the device

adapter – sth that lets you plug in other countries’ cables / plugs

hair dresser – men / women cut, style, color etc
barber – very simple cut

1 crack
eg. I had 1 crack in the screen

screen protector 

waiters (male) / waitress (female)

service tax 
eg. the service tax includes tips

Pronunciation

tongue – “tang”
numb – “num”

soup – soop – liquid food
soap – sohp – washing things