F2F Class Notes (Kyle) [S]

Speaking exercise

If you stand outside you can see a lot of building with plate glass exterior, the structure is connected with out materials.

“Our company is small but our mother company is big. We are a part of the  _______ larger industry.

What materials do you use to connect things ?  Can you explain your products a bit more ? 

materials – products 

Our products are entirely made of steel or standard steel…. High Quality Steel. High Carbon Steel.

changing the word order  – zhuan huan

“It is easy to talk about differences but its more difficult to see the similarities.” 

take a trip / travel –

massive – huge – very big

sheep = lamb

flat bread = similar to pizza, just

fat =

‘One time I took a trip to Qing Hai in 2013. I went to Qinghai / I went there with my colleagues. There is a very lake called Qinghai Lake. In fact, it is massive. We tried every food except that one. We ate different meats including lamb and cow meat. We ate many different kinds of noodles but not only noodles. Some foods that are made of wheat like different flat bread. They put some oil from sheep  sheep fats on the bread, for flavor. It was like a oil made from sheep fat.

I’ve taken 2 trips to Thailand and once to Kuala Lumpur. The second trip to Thailand, I also visited Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Shanghai is definitely bigger than Kuala Lumpur. I don’t have to pay tax there so it is cheaper than Shanghai. The food in Thailand is amazing but it is a little more definitely expensive than Malaysia. I prefer Chiang Mai over Bangkok. The people in Northern Thailand are more friendly than in the South. If they don’t speak then I can’t discern the difference between a Thai and Chinese person.

discern the difference (v) – to tell the difference, to know the difference

In ancient times, Xi’an was the capital of China.

Portland Trailblazers.

trail – 线索

to blaze – 要燃烧


Pronunciation

Freight cost –  frayt cawst –