VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Vocabulary

relocate – change the location
eg. maybe we need to relocate our house in my hometown

stubborn – wan gu de
eg. your dad is stubborn

authority – power to decide things
eg. your dad has no authority now, because his kids are all adults

you have no say – it’s not up to you
eg. my dad has no say in the matter… i want to build the house and so does my mum

stand up to sb – to be confident and bao hu yourself
eg. it’s hard to stand up to your parents

psychiatrist / counselor 

Grammar

have < > don’t have
eg. I have friends < > I don’t have many friends
have < > haven’t done
eg. I have seen the movie < > I haven’t seen the movie

at that time they weren’t born yet
at that time they hadn’t been born yet

my sister is 6 years younger than me
my sister is younger than me by 6 years

he said he doesnt remember me being around much
in my village we go to school when we are 7-8

i finished the work so now it’s finished
i failed the test so it’s a failed test

the whole time
the whole way 

It’s so hard to recall my failure driving test, but I have to. I chose manual to learn and when I learned it I found it was so hard. I have to change gears all the way and I thought it was messy. My hilarious was because my speed and gears wasn’t match all the way. And I got a stall once, at that time I felt terrible and I thought I was done. I failed another reason was I didn’t according the traffic light and the traffic sign to drive. It really was a terrible experience.

It’s so hard to recall my failed driving test, but I have to. I chose manual to learn and when I learned it I found it was so hard. I have to change gears the whole way and I thought it was messy. My failure / problem was because my speed and gears didn’t match the whole time. And I stalled once, at that time I felt terrible and I thought I was done. Another reason I failed was I didn’t drive according to the traffic light and the traffic sign. It really was a terrible experience.

Pronunciation

brave – pr – br a e v

rince
rience

V – vvvvv
A – aaa eee
I – ahh eee