F2F Class Notes (Tibo) 【S+W】

Nowadays is close to CNY so I have already finished my work. I just need to do calculate some data and make a preparation for the next year.
We will have a rest in the holiday time at February 2nd. and we will start work at Feb 13 so I have more than 10 days time to accompany my family.
You have an expectation to go home to reunion with your family members and in a city people have a long distance with each other. maybe they dont have enough time to communicate and a lot of politics to prevent us like don’t play the fireworks and fire crackers
the mid range cities they have a stronger feeling than the first level cities

Nowadays is close to CNY so I have already finished my work. I just need wrap up a few things.
We will have a rest in the holiday time from February 2nd. and we will start work again on Feb 13 / from Feb 2 to Feb 13 so I have more than 10 days time to accompany my family.
You have an expectation to go home to reunite/get together with your family members and in a city people have a long distance with each other/are not very close to each other/ don’t have strong links/ are not very social. maybe they don’t have enough time to communicate.  There are also  a lot of regulations that prevent us from using fireworks and fire crackers.
The lower tier cities have a stronger feeling than first tier cities

Chinese spring festival holiday will coming soon, people have ready to make some preparation to welcome the holiday.  In the holiday , Adult can have enough time to rest or, children can receive the money which people use it to wish children everything will well.
When I was child, I really feel happy for this holiday not only because I can get money, the another reasons were that I can wear new cloths, eat a lot of confections, have a family reunion in different relatives house, played fire work during the holiday. you also can go to your neighbors to play with your buddies.

But now day we don’t have same feeling in the holiday. First of all, the sprawling city prevent people communication, that is totally different with my childhood. The high competition and strong pressure lead to people don’t glad to the visit with each other. Second point was the government forbid citizen to play the fire work during the holiday within the out lope line. Missing these two things people don’t have the feeling in the traditional holiday.

Chinese spring festival holiday will be coming soon, people are ready to make some preparation to welcome the holiday/ people are preparing for the holiday / people are getting ready for the holiday.  In the holiday , Adults will have enough time to rest, children will receive red packets/ Children will receive money to wish them luck in the new year.
When I was a child, I really felt happy for this holiday not only because I could get money, the another reasons were that I could wear new cloths, eat a lot of sweets, have a family reunion in different relatives house, use/light fireworks during the holiday. You also could go to your neighbors to play with your buddies.

But nowadays we don’t have the/that same feeling in the holiday. First of all, the sprawling cities prevent people’s communication, that is totally different from my childhood. The high competition and strong pressure lead to people not being glad to the visit each other / With high competition and strong pressure people are not as happy to visit each other as before. The Second point was the government forbade citizens to light fireworks during the holiday in the inner city/ in the city center. losing these two things people don’t have the same feeling in the traditional holiday.

Vocabulary

to wrap up a few things / if you have a few things left to do but they won’t require much work
Give me 5 mins to wrap up a few things and I will see you downstairs.

red packet / 红包 / money gift
I gave a red packet to my cousin during CNY.

to reunite / to unite again / get together
I will reunite with my family during CNY.

to light (lit/lit)/ to set something on fire
I use a lighter to light the cigarette.

regulations  / rules
Shanghai passed a new regulation about using fireworks. After the new regulation, fireworks are forbidden in Shanghai.

Grammar

talking about dates

In / year / month / season
In 2019
In January
In winter

On / date / day/ event
on January 30
on Monday
On my birthday

at / time /
At 5pm

to prevent someone from doing something
The new regulation prevents us from using fireworks.

nice to meet you / first you meet someone
nice to see you / when you meet that person again