Online Class Notes (JJ)

My son can do something by himself —> my son can do things by himself/can do things independently

You have take an examination —> You have to audition

he is not good in school —> you can also say “he is not strong academically”

working is so tired —> working is so tiring

I think so —> I agree with you

I came over —> I overcame

he just wants to spend it out —> he just wants to spend it

high demand kid —> demanding child, high maintenance child

before the mechanism —> before we started/implemented the system

how to educate him —> how to parent him

Vocabulary

dread something: 非常不想做某个事情

Ex: I’m dreading going back to work now that we are back from the holidays.

high-achieving: 学习好的

differential treatment: 不同等待遇

lyrics: 歌词

be a big fish in a little pond: 做鸡头

a blessing in disguise: 看上去是不好的事情但其实是好事

a positive person: 乐观向上的人

positive discipline

tuck his shirt in his pants: 把衣服放进裤子里

fold clothes/laundry

circumstances

high-end: 高端

disinfect: 消毒