2 VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S]

Vocabulary

1.touch wood= pei pei pei
ex: we won’t die even if we get coronavirus, hahah touch wood

2.skydiving= =tiao san
ex: I want to go skydiving in Dubai.

3. road trip= zi Jia you
ex: I want to go on a road trip with my friends.

4. master (noun)= yan jiu sheng
ex: I want to get a master degree in 5 years.

5. lockdown = totally shut down
ex: France is in full lockdown because of coronavirus.
ex: If the prison is in lockdown, then nobody can get out.

6. current (adj)= now, xian zai de
ex: Is there anything you want to share about your current life?

7. ski (verb)= hua xue
ex: do you like skiing?

8. trainer (noun)= jiao lian
ex: you can find a trainer to teach you.

9. tutor (noun)= jia jiao, si jiao
ex: Most children need a tutor to teach them.

10. assistant (noun)= zhu li
ex: PA= personal assistant (mi shu)
ex: Bion has a PA.

11. filter (noun)= lv jing
(verb)= guo lv
ex: you can drink filtered water
ex: I use MT’s filter to take a picture.

12. force (verb)= bi po
ex: her parents forced us to be engaged, but we didn’t want to.

13. made/ make = bi po
ex: don’t make me hit you.
ex: my mom made me lose weight.

14. needy (adj)= nian ren de
ex: My cat is very needy. 
ex: I’m not needy with my girlfriend.

Speaking exercise

when was the last time you were forced to do something?

My girlfriend forced me not to play games, because she thinks I waste time on it.