F2F Class Notes (Lily)[S]

I applied three annual leaves next week, but I don’t have an idea of travel. I plan to go to GuiLing originally, but I found most of the south areas are raining. I asked my friend in Beijing, do you know the leaves going to red, and she don’t know. However, my friend sent a screenshot, said the CCTV reported the leaves became red in xiangshan garden. I cannot feel happy for them, because I don’t like to go to crowded areas.

I applied three days annual leave next week, but I don’t have a traveling plan yet. I planned to go to GuiLing originally, but I found out that most of the southern areas will be raining. I asked my friend in Beijing if she knows whether the leaves will turn red, and she said she doesn’t know. However, my friend sent a screenshot of the CCTV, it reported that the leaves became red in xiangshan garden. I was not happy with the news, because I don’t like to go to crowded areas.

listening exercise:

Three Chinese women were left stranded at a South Korean airport after immigration officials said their passport photos did not match their faces. The women had just had cosmetic surgery to change their looks. The surgery had transformed their faces to such an extent that passport control officials in South Korea could not confirm their identity. Photos of the women went viral on the Internet. Their faces were swollen from the surgery and were heavily bandaged. The Shanghaiist.com website reported that the women were not allowed to take their return flight back to China, and were instead held for questioning by the airport authorities. It is still unclear if the women have been able to return to China.

South Korea has become the cosmetic surgery capital of the world. Cosmetic surgery tourism from China is now booming business. More than 500,000 Chinese residents a year flock to clinics in South Korea to reshape their faces and bodies. Many of them go to clinics that specialize in making clients look more “Western”. Cosmetic surgery is also hugely popular with South Koreans. Around half of women under 30 in the capital Seoul are estimated to have had surgery. Many parents encourage their children to undergo surgery in efforts to gain a “competitive edge” in the job market. There are even hugely popular prime time TV shows that feature before and after transformations.

Vocabulary

flock (verb): to gather or go in a flock or crowd:

ex: tourists flock to clinics for cosmetic surgery.