F2F Class Notes (Nemo)[W]

Writing exercise

I think the 20th birthday is a meaningful moment for people. So I want to do a meaningful thing at my 20th birthday.

When I was 20 years old, I gave a gift to myself. The gift was the blood donation. I volunteered to donate blood in hospital. In china the blood donation is a proud thing.

Now I want to prepare a gift for my 30th birthday. The 30th birthday is very important to woman. I want to get my first tattoo on my 30th birthday. I think the tattoo is a way of expressing my personality and a kind of sustenance. The tattoo follows me all life. I feel it will be best gift although I don’t decide to get the tattoo what kind of pattern yet.

I think that the 20th birthday is an important moment in everyone’s life. So I wanted to do a meaningful/special thing for my 20th birthday.

When I became/ turned 20 years old, I gave a gift to myself. The gift was a blood donation. I volunteered to donate blood in a hospital. In china people people are proud of themselves when donating blood

Now I want to prepare a gift for my 30th birthday. The 30th birthday is very important to every woman. I want to get my first tattoo on my 30th birthday. I think the tattoo is a way of expressing my personality and a way of expressing our beliefs and values. The tattoo will follows me throughout my  life. I feel it will be the best gift although I haven’t decided yet what kind of a tattoo I will get.

Vocabulary

I don’t like to work out
我不喜欢锻炼

envious (adj):wishing you had what another person has
羡慕的;忌妒的
I’m very envious of your new coat – it’s beautiful.
我真羡慕你有这么好的新外套——很漂亮。

jealous (adj):unhappy and angry because someone has something that you want
嫉妒的
He had always been very jealous of his brother’s good looks.
他兄弟的外貌总是让他嫉妒。

Pronunciation

thin/θɪn/ thinner | thinnest