# Last Weeks Homework
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Synopsis for Chinese Class_2025-12-26.md:
Key topics from this class included new vocabulary such as 'cookie', 'melatonin', 'futon', 'getting used to life in Japan', 'confusion', 'messy thoughts', 'choosing gifts', and 'feeling close to someone'. A notable idiom learned was "A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea," signifying the difficulty in understanding a woman's feelings.
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- 我学到”女人心,海底针“
	- Wǒ xué dào ”nǚrén xīn, hǎidǐ zhēn“
	- I learned the saying, "A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea."
		- Means that a Woman's heart is incredibly hard to understand and predict

# Random Words
- 我没有睡好，很累
	- Wǒ méiyǒu shuì hǎo, hěn lèi
	- I didn't sleep well and I'm very tired.
- 我还是在倒时差
	- Wǒ háishì zài dào shíchā
	- I'm still adjusting to the time difference.
- 今天我睡到了七点
	- Jīntiān wǒ shuì dàole qī diǎn
	- Today I slept until 7 o'clock
- 我刚才小睡了一会
	- Wǒ gāngcái xiǎoshuìle yī huǐ
	- I just took a short nap
- 昨天我去我大爷家吃饭了
	- Zuótiān wǒ qù wǒ dàyé jiā chīfànle
	- Yesterday I went to my oldest uncles house to eat
- 我吃了很多好吃的
	- Wǒ chīle hěnduō hào chī de
	- I ate lots of delicious things
- 猪蹄
	- Zhū tí
	- pig trotters
- 酱牛肉
	- Jiàng niúròu
	- Braised beef (in soy sauce)
- 蚕蛹
	- Cányǒng
	- silkworm chrysalis

# Main Point
## Conversation about Economy (Cont.)

A: 我也同意。你觉得我们可以怎样应付经济难题呢
A: Wǒ yě tóngyì. Nǐ juédé wǒmen kěyǐ zěnyàng yìngfù jīngjì nántí ne？
A: I agree too. How do you think we can cope with the economic difficulties?

B: 那就省着点儿花呗
B: Nà jiù shěngzhe diǎn'er huā bei
B: Then just 
	- 呗/bei - you can stick at the end of an obvious sentence to soften the tone, and not to make the person sound like an idiot. 
	- 着/zhe - denotes that the action should be done over a period of time, not just a single occurrence.

A: 没错，这是个好办法，除此之外，我觉得心态也很重要，您觉得呢？

# Supplementary Notes
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# Homework
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