Jing Jing is my Chinese tutor. She is a post-graduate student studying Chinese at our university. Her English isn't great, but that forces me to use Chinese more often. While my Chinese is still very poor, I have learned a lot from her this semester, including: Chinese sounds, tones, foods, colors, family members, parts of the body, days and months, basic verbs and adjectives, and some survival phrases.
She is always looking out for me:
1. "I'll take you shopping to buy a bigger coat."
(Note: I never mentioned wanting a bigger coat)
2. "Don't use your hot water heater often. Full of electricity."
(Would it be better for my health to shower in ice cold water?)
3. And regular reminders not to eat spicy food or oranges because they will give me more pimples.
My favorite is the electricity in the water. Gotta watch out for that!
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