VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

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I was so stubborn when I was little that I did many ridiculous things which even now my mom still often talks about. I remember it was winter and just snowed. The roads were covered by thick snow. I, was only two-year old and took my brother, the son of one of my auntie who was one year younger than me to my another auntie’s home. The distance was very far for two small children and finally when we arrived, we knocked the door but no one came out. “Our auntie is not at home, let’s go back to my home.” I told to my little brother and took his hand. As we turned back, suddenly, my uncle, father of my little brother, appeared before us, looking at our thick cloths made of cotton which were all wet by the snow, couldn’t say anything but laugh. After serveral years, when we grew up, my mom said that they were very anxious when they found us disappread, they looked for anywhere they knew and fortunately they found us and took us home safely. But refer to my whole childhood life, it was only a start…

I was so stubborn when I was little that I did many ridiculous things which even now my mom still often talks about. I remember it was winter and (it) had just snowed and the roads were covered by / in thick snow. I was only two-years old and took my brother (my little cousin), the son of one of my auntie, who was one year younger than me, to another of my auntie’s home. The distance was very far for two small children and finally when we arrived, we knocked on the door but no one came out / answered / was there. “Our auntie is not at home, let’s go back home“, I told my little brother and took his hand. As we turned back, suddenly, my uncle, father of my little cousin, appeared before us, looking at our thick clothes made of cotton which were all wet by the snow, couldn’t say anything but laugh. After several years, when we had grown up, my mom said that they were very anxious when they found we had disappeared, they looked for us everywhere they knew and fortunately they found us and took us home safely. But in terms of / regarding my whole childhood, it was only the start…

Vocabulary

registered residence – hu kou
eg. I just changed my registered place of residence to tian jin

very small people – there aren’t many people there / there are very few people 

anywhere = all places are an option but not included
eg. I can go anywhere, I just need to choose a place

everywhere = all places included
eg. I haven’t been everywhere because I don’t have time or money to do that

by = the method / way
eg. I come here by car / I was taught by a Smart English teacher

my other aunties = all of them
another of my aunties / another auntie of mine = one of them

brother / sister = your parent child
cousin = any child of your parents brother or sister