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