F2F Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

I went on a business trip

I went there and back in one day/I took a day trip to…

toiletries: things you use to wash your body 洗漱用品

eg. I have a bag of toiletries ready in my luggage.

senior management/the higher-ups

stay overnight/for one night

It’s very inconvenient/It’s not convenient/It’s troublesome

review: an opinion about the quality of a book, film, place etc.

eg. Before I buy something, I always read the product reviews.

eg. Reviews of the film were good.

spend a lot of time/much time

It’s not worth (the price) – 不值…

wet/humid: 潮湿

eg. It smells humid near the sea.

Grammar

I need to take something – I need to bring toiletries with me 

take vs bring 

take – away from you (the speaker)

eg. You can take the food away from the restaurant.

eg. Take the child away, he is too loud.

bring – towards you (the speaker)

eg. Wait for the waiter to bring the food to you.

eg. Bring me a glass of water from the kitchen.

at – specific location

eg. I am at the subway station.

eg. I stayed at Sheraton for one night.

I need to choice the hotel I live – I need to choose which hotel I want to live in 

once a time – once, I 

I stayed in a hotel for one hours – I stayed at a hotel for one hour 

I will always live the same hotel if I like the hotel – I will always stay at the same hotel if I like the hotel

if the hotel is built for short time – if the hotel was built recently