F2F Class Notes (Li)[S]
Vocabulary
resident: someone who lives in an area or place 居民
eg. There are many residents living in this district.
cosmopolitan: 国际化
eg. SH is a cosmopolitan city.
average: the middle
eg. What is the average rent in your hometown?
eg. 2000 RMB per month is lower than/below the average.
4000 is on the higher end/on the lower end
recommend/suggest
authentic (for food) – original (clothes, branded goods, idea)
eg. The food is authentic in FS.
bland: very light (food) 清淡
seasoning: adding salt, sugar etc. to food 调味
eg. You can add seasoning to the chicken so that it tastes better.
season – verb
pace of life – how fast or slow living at a place is
Grammar
to compare 2 things
slow -> slower-> slowest
big -> bigger -> biggest
tall -> taller -> tallest
funny -> funnier -> funniest
ex. The pace of living in FS is slower than SH.
ex. He is taller than the other students.
interesting -> more interesting -> most interesting
exciting -> more exciting -> most exciting
beautiful -> more beautiful -> most beautiful
ex. This book is more interesting than that book.
ex. His said that Disneyland is more exciting than Universal Studios.
Speaking exercise
My hometown is FS the lifestyle is slow than SH. You can just look people on the street, they walk slow than SH. Second is talk about the food – everyone know that the food in ZJH is sweeter. Food in FS is blander. Residents of FS is more local people. Compared with SH it is more international. The rent SH 100% expensive than FS because rent in FS is around 2000-4000 per month. But, in SH 4000 is normal price. They can go to SD to try some food because the food is more like fresh orginal. They won’t put salt, sugar – just keep the food bland. And have some dim sum because it’s popular.
Revised:
My hometown is in FS and life there/the pace of living there is slower than SH. You can just look at people on the street – they walk slower than people in SH. Second/Next, the food is different – everyone knows that the food in ZJH is sweeter. Food in FS is blander/more bland. Residents of FS are mostly local people. Compared with FS, SH is more international. The rent in SH is 100% more expensive than FS because rent in FS is around 2000-4000 per month. But, in SH 4000 is the normal price/average. They can go to SD to try some food because the food is more like fresh and authentic. They won’t put salt, sugar/too much seasoning – just enough to keep the food bland. Also, they can have some dim sum because it’s popular.
Pronunciation
authentic – aw-then-tick
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