F2F Class Notes (Mason)[W]

Vocabulary

Commute – Your travel to and from work
eg. My commute to work is over two hours.

Neighborhood – an area in a city
eg. My neighborhood is in a very bad part of the city.

Exacerbated – to make worse
eg. His breathing problem was exacerbated when he moved to Beijing.

Grammar

I have lived in Shanghai seven year – I have lived in Shanghai for seven years now.

Original

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Last weekend I was on business trip in Beijing. By the way I went to my best friends home to see her child.

Compare with Shanghai, I like shanghai more. I can speak these reasons:
1.I went to my client office in Beijing center. I found most girls are didn’t make up. Shanghai is more fashion than Beijing. If you work in west nanjing road, you may make up yourself when you go to work. And I can’t found new style bags, If you are in Shanghai, you may see that frequently.
2. Due to we are lived in south of China, We adapted to a light taste. But Beijing taste a bit salty.
3. My friend lived in eastern Beijing. Everyday she need to take more than 3 hours in rush hours. I told her, this action is waste your life, you can go back to your hometown, and get a same salary job just take less than 2 hours.

Revised

Story background:
Last weekend I was on business trip in Beijing. By the way I went to my best friends home to see her child.

Compared with Shanghai, I like shanghai more. I can speak these reasons:

Between the two cities, I prefer Shanghai for the following reasons:

1.I went to my client‘s office in Beijing Center. I found most girls are didn’t wear make up. Shanghai is more fashionable than Beijing. If you work in west nanjing road, you may make up yourself up when you go to work. And Additionally, I couldn’t find new style  new designer bags. If you are in Shanghai, you may see that frequently.

2. Due to we are lived in south of China, We adapted to a light taste. But Beijing taste a bit salty.

2. Due to the fact that we are from Southern China, we have adapted a light palette, so we found Beijing food too salty.
3. My friend lives in Eastern Beijing. Everyday she has a three hour commute during rush hour. I told her, this decision is wasting your life. You can go back to your hometown and get a similar paying job with a much shorter commute.