VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

it was a bit surprise for me to hear you came back.

A lot of foreigners left shanghai when the city was lifted ->when the lockdown was lifted

they don’t want stay in SH anymore -> they don’t want to stay

you should come back anyway since your gf is here. -> You had to come back because she is here

One of them went to his home country last December.

He didn’t think that would be happen / he never imagined that could happen / he never expected that to happen

We would say he was really lucky and he decided not to come back to China at the moment.

it sounds not that reasonable. / It sounds excessive

He has been in China for at least 3 years.

He hasn’t seen his family for over 3 years

he really wanted go back his country -> he wanted to go back to his country

He become a father last year. -> He became a father last year

He only can share all of these news with his family through online. -> … with his family online / through the internet 

He wants to show his wife and his son to his family. / introduce his wife to his family

He shared a lot of private things with us. When he decided to come to China he had some specific plans like finding / like to find the right person.

When he was here he dated (with) a few Chinese ladies.

He is not a playboy / He was looking for something serious 

Does she want to married (with) a western guy ? -> Is she willing to get married with a western guy? / does she want to marry a wester guy?

They had been dating for around 3 months and both of them felt like “he or she is the right person to me” / they felt they were right for each other 

They decide to engage after 3 months -> they decided to get engaged after 3 months

if you get married with a Chinese lady you will have a Chinese mother in law  and she will like to chat with you.

His mother in law kept talking with him in Chinese and she knew he could not understand but kept talking.
At the beginning he was nervous about that

Then he got used to it.

His wife is from Jiangsu province so after giving birth her mother came to SH.

She was supposed to stay with them for several months but because of the city wide lockdown she got stuck.

He told me sometimes he got crazy to stay with his mother in law.

He learned a lot how to cook Chinese dishes because he promised I will take good care of your daughter.

he is committed.

It is special custom for Sweedish people he changed.
He added his wife’s surname to his (name.)

Sweden is the first country where men and women are really equal.

My colleague wanted to learn Chinese 2 years ago but he gave it up after 2 classes .

I stopped my lessons during the quarantine because I prefer to take classes offline / face to face

you have to had that -> you had to have that

You need to scan the venue code when you enter in any public place -> when you enter any public place

Your code expires within 32h

Have you see the news about Covid outbreak in Sanya? -> Have you seen

everyone needed to do the test at the testing booth

You had to take a picture of the test kit

He will contact the subdistrict administration.

The person of this role is an older guy  -> the person responsible /in charge is a senior / is a 60yo man

Some people they still want to communicate and contribute.

I have been seeing some people they are not wear mask because SH is pretty safe -> I have seen some people who do not wear a mask.
3 years ago no people wear a mask -> 3 years ago no one wore a mask in public

I stay away from people who don’t wear masks .

Pronunciation

to expire (v) to be out of date / to become unusuable
The coupon expires next week

expiry date (n) date after which you cannot consume something
I always check the expiry of yogurts when I am in the supermarket.

excessive (adj) too much / more than necessary
The price of a flight to China seems excessive at the moment.

excessively (adv)
If you are excessively polite people will think you are hiding something

to get engaged (v) promise to get married in the future
They got engaged last month

Engagement ring (n)
He gave her a diamond engagement ring

Grammar

because of + n
Because of the pandemic I was stuck in Europe

decide to do something / decide not to do something
I decided to move to Shenzhen
I decided not to go abroad for university

decide against something  / against doing something 
I decided against coming back
I decided against it

Pronunciation

conflict

insanely

silly