OpenF2F Class Notes 5 June (Peter)

Corrections

I am not a Shanghainese – I am not Shanghainese.

I was majored in Biology – I majored in Biology/ my Major was Biology.*

            *Note: You cannot say “I was majored in ___”

How to learn a new things – How to learn new things.

What are you majored in – What are you majoring in/ what is your major?

The most interesting subjects was – The most interesting subject was

It was totally different as what I imagined – It was totally different from/than what I imagined.

Vocabulary

To run an experiment – to perform an experiment

Arrows – 箭

Pronunciation

Hoped (“O” like “oh”)

Cells (“S” sounds like “Z”, make sure it does not sound like “sales”)

Grammar

“Which” and “that” are more or less the same, but “who” must be used when talking about a person.

Ex. It was the child who broke the window. It was this window that/which the child broke.
Original:

Do you think kids are very important for a marriage or in  your whole life you have to  have your own kids? Most people may says yes  as it is a very valuable experience in your life and the kids can inherit your family culture and  genes. When   you are getting old  your kids will take the responsiblity to take care of you. however in my opinion I don’t  think  the kids aren’t necessities as if you have  a kid    you  will have  to sacrifice a  lot such as your time, freedom and  even your career. You  always have to behave very  well in  front of your children and teach them  the  right value even if you  are not confortable. After they get old they will  leave  you for their life you will  still have to  say goodbye  with smile even  if  you hope they could be around you forever. When you  are old  they also have  their family and kids to take care of so they can’t visit you that often even if  you miss them  very much.  So why don’t we choose not to have a  baby at the very beginning.

Edited:

Do you think having kids is very important for a marriage or in your whole life? Most people may say yes as it is a very valuable life experience and the kids can inherit your family’s culture and genes. When you are getting old, your kids will take the responsibility of taking care of you. However in my opinion I don’t think the kids are necessities because if you have a kid you will have to sacrifice a lot, such as your time, freedom and even your career. You always have to behave very well in front of your children and teach them the right values even if you are not comfortable. After they get old they will leave you for their own lives you will still have to say goodbye with a smile even if you hope they could be around you forever. When you are old they also have their family and kids to take care of so they can’t visit you that often even if you miss them very much.  So why don’t we choose not to have a baby at the very beginning.