F2F Class Notes (Andy)

Discussed:

  • Travel plans to the UK
  • Retirement

Vocabulary

lightweight. 无足轻重的人 Someone who gets drunk easily. You may use heavyweight to describe someone who is a heavy drinker – a person who can drink a lot.

itinerary. noun (plural itineraries)a planned route or journey: his itinerary included an official visit to Canada.

mortgage. n. v. 抵押贷款 . pay off or clear a mortgage. to apply for/take out/raise a mortgage. a mortgage on house, property

gourmet. n. 美食家 ; before noun 美味的 food; 菜肴精美的 restaurant› I dislike fish and chips from a gourmet restaurant. I prefer the good old fashioned fish and chips from a greasy 油腻的 chippy 炸鱼薯条店.

the Highlands (of Scotland) 苏格兰高地

eviction. n. 驱逐. eviction notice, eviction order. 驱逐通告

evicted. v. to evict sb from somewhere; 将某人从某处赶走


Grammar

We planned plan to go to Britain in October next year. There are some places we want to visit: Oxford in England, Edinburgh in Scotland, and so on.

We have to design a road map  itinerary from Oxford to the highlands.

English accent

glo london

Pie  Society

You need to have been working for at least 15 years to qualify for a state pension.

possibly at my age…

raising the retirement age

The older population is increasing.

lifespan. We are living longer lifespans.

ifwould

She brought some bags back to China.