F2F Class Notes (Nick) [S]

Next Class Focus

Correct the speaking below.

Homework

https://burningman.org/event/preparation/first-timers-guide/

https://burningman.org/culture/philosophical-center/10-principles/

Take a look at these pages on preparing for the Burning Man Festival. Write a summary of what you would need to do to go to Burning Man, and what you would want to do there.

Vocabulary

Domestic – something that is inside of one country
e.g. Now that Chloe gave her passport to the US consulate, she can only fly domestic flights.

Demand – when you want something and you make someone else give it to you
Demanding – people who ask for a lot of things, and probably not politely
e.g. The flight between Shanghai and Beijing has a lot of businesspeople on it, and they have a lot of demands / they are very demanding.

Semester – half a year of studying 学期
e.g. Nick only studied German for one semester.

Heidi – a German name, and a movie from a few years ago 海蒂
e.g. This is a good movie with a very happy ending.

Film Festival – when people get together to watch good movies, especially new ones or old ones that lots of people love 电影节

Twizzler – strawberry or cherry-flavored candy from the US
Twist – when you turn something, like a twizzler; when something unexpected happens in a movie
e.g. Quentin Tarantino’s movies are famous for their twists.

Los Angeles – La La Land, the second largest city in the United States, in California

Urumqi – 乌鲁木齐 the capital city of 新疆省

Western – a movie about cowboys, American Indians, riding horses, shooting guns, robbing banks 西部片

Burning Man – a Festival where a lot of people build a city in the desert in northwestern Nevada and listen to music 火人节

“Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. In this crucible of creativity, all are welcome.”

Temporary – for a short time 暂时

Rely – when someone needs someone else 依赖
Self-reliance – 自力更生

Crucible – something intense that makes things happen; a test 坩埚

Grammar

Nemo came back home today – went
— Nemo is going farther away from where we are

Wow, it’s four – there are

Speaking exercise

It’s boring. You just fly return, not stay in one city. Tomorrow I will fly to Beijing, one day twice. It’s pretty tired. One hour forty minutes. And the flight to Beijing always have a lot businesspeople. They have a lot xuqiu 需求. I think one time I fly to Beijing I meet the United States 美国大使 and I use my very poor English to communicate with he. He is a very old man with a lot of young man 随从 and help he put his luggage and one of them, the young man, he speak Chinese very well. Better than me speak English.