VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

***speaking story etc next class

Vocabulary

lian xiang fa – word association

it’s my time of the month – ayi lai le

, – comma

. – full stop 

even it was raining, i still went out to play
though it was raining, i still went out to play

she was even older than I thought
she was older than I thought

thought = yi wei
eg. oh… I thought you were very serious but today you are so friendly and relaxed

situation – qing kuang
eg. she is in a really bad situation

minor < > serious
eg. a cold is a minor illness
eg2. cancer (ai zhen) is a serious illness

silly < > serious
eg. he’s really serious sometimes

love triangle – san jiao lian

angry / anger
depressed / depression
sad / sadness
happy / happiness

they’re very close / they’re amazingly close / they have an awesome relationship

awkward – gan ga
eg. he is really awkward and always seems uncomfortable

embarrassing – stronger than awkward (maybe everyone looking at you)

star sign – xin zuo

sea change = a big life change
eg. i need a sea change

we were having lunch together and we had a wonderful time.

divorce 
she divorced her husband last year
they had a bad divorce.

marriage
she married her husband / she will marry her husband
they had a good marriage

Grammar

I come here to learn English
i come here for learning English.

Learning is hard and takes a long time.
I am learning now.

I like coffee, tea and coke.

I went to the park with my friend and it was good.

I met a girl yesterday who was my close friend when I was at college in Beijing so she flew to Shanghai and we had a wonderful time for having lunch together even though we haven’t seen each other for a long time, you know she has been feeling very depressed since her broke up with her boyfriend then we discussed their relationships and she feels pretty sad because her boyfriend cheated on another girl with her, consequently she quit job and came to Shanghai to change life.

I met a girl yesterday, who was my close friend when I was at / in college in Beijing. So she flew to Shanghai and we had a wonderful time having lunch together, even though she was depressed. Recently, she has been feeling very depressed since she broke up / her break up with her boyfriend so we discussed their relationship and she feels pretty sad because her boyfriend cheated on her with another girl, and consequently she quit her job and came to Shanghai to change her life / for a sea change.