VIP Class Notes (Maddie)

followers: people following a celebrity/internet influencer

bottleneck: a period where you can’t make more progress

cooperate with: to work with

brand: pinpai
i’ve cooperated with a few jewelry brands.

graduate: to successfully finish the education at an institution
e.g., my bf graduated 3 years ago.

xx is good value:  something is worth the money spent on it.
e.g., his new car is really good value.

neutral: without bias; zhonglide

president: the leader of a nation

she’s glowing: she looks great

attractive: good-looking; appealing

be fed up with something: to get bored of something
e.g., i was fed up with his endless complaints.

major: the programme/subjects you spend most time on

minor: the programme/subjects you spend less time on

shanghainese: language of shanghai or ppl from shanghai

dialect: a variation of a language

mandarin: putonghua

ancestor: forefather

novel: long fiction

when i was one year old
when i was in the first year of university

Pronunciation

island: ai-land