Online Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

distribute: to give something out to people/spread something evenly 分配

eg. It is a good idea to distribute that large bowl of soup before serving.

eg. My friends distributed the sweets at the end of the party.

offend: to make someone angry or upset 冒犯，得罪

eg. I don’t want to offend him in public so I told his wife to tell him.

eg. He looked offended when you mistook him for his father.

take a bite: to bite a piece of food

eg. My friend took a bite of my apple and then gave it back to me.

Grammar

I don’t like to eat outside with friends not closely – I don’t like to eat outside with friends that are not close 

I don’t accept – I can’t accept

a part about – a part of 

In China, strange people always use public chopsticks or public spoons. But, families don’t use public chopsticks or public spoons. I think it is hard to change this habit because they like to share. I think it is good to change this habit. When I together with my family, I can accept to use public spoons, but we share the vegetables or dishes together. I think if we put the dishes into different little bowls or plates for every person, I think it’s better than to use public chopsticks because maybe my parents would think that I don’t like to share with them.

One time one of my classmates maybe he likes to share snacks or food with his friends. One day, when I was eating an apple, he wanted to share my apple. I felt bad. After 10 minutes I went outside to throw the apple away.

Revised: 

In China, when people who are not close eat together, they always use public chopsticks or public spoons. But, when families get together, they don’t use public chopsticks or public spoons. I think it is hard to change this habit because people like to share. But, I think it is good to change this habit. When I am together with my family, I can accept using public spoons, but we like to share the vegetables or dishes together. I think if we put each dish into different little bowls or plates for every person, I think it’s better than using public chopsticks because my parents might think that I don’t like to share with them/my parents might get offended.

One time, I have a classmate  he who likes to share snacks and food with his friends. One day, when I was eating an apple, he wanted to take a bite of my apple. I felt bad. After 10 minutes, I went outside to throw the apple away/to get rid of the apple.