VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

hairdresser: li fa shi

vibrant color: red, etc. bright colors

cigarette butt

ironic: 反语的; 讽刺的; (因出乎意料而)奇怪的
ie. It’s very ironic how people say that the victim of rape is too sexy.

morphine: 镇静剂 a sedative

weed: marijuana/ da ma

opium: ya pian

saviour: jiu shi zhu

insomnia: not being able to sleep / shi mian

plan B/ backup: dian di de

cliques: Xiao qun ti

hookup: yue

flashing: shan

Grammar

can’t take a hint = for people who don’t do well with social cues

crowd
ie. It’s a weird crowd here. (type of people)

It’s my baby = it’s very important to me

justice was served

sth of my dreams
ie. KW is the man of my dreams.

with a straight face
ie. You joke with a straight face.

Speaking exercise

supervise
The policeman was supervising robber.

supervision
The policeman was keeping supervision on the robber.

supervisor
Your supervisor(boss) is behind you.
Your pasta sucks. Can I talk to your supervisor?

Everyone is made of flesh and blood.

The pig wants to extend their rights to control everyone.
The extension of the pig’s rights is to control everyone.

What’s your intent of/on asking me this question?

Ally has announced her intention of/to starting a new life.

The subway is crowded of the dead.
There’s a crowd of the dead on the subway.

The pig’s action was hinting on/hinting at something bigger.

Lucifer is a corrupt angel.
Corruption is the sin of Lucifer.

Q: Tell me about your favourite protagonist.
A: Neo is protagonist from Matrix. He saved humans from robots and network. A lot of people saved the world, but they have their strong power. They have their own belief – which is to save the world.