Online Class Notes (Li)
Vocabulary
line up/queue up/wait in line
skip the line: not having to line up
specialist: a doctor who has received special training in a particular area 专科医生
eg. He is a leading eye specialist.
insurance: 保险
eg. life/health/travel insurance
newcomer/newbie: someone who has just started a new activity, job etc. 新手
eg. The newcomer in our department is only 22 years old.
income/salary/wage: the pay you get from your job
eg. The average income people earn isn’t enough for them to afford a house in SH.
older relatives/elders in my family
property development: buying, selling and building buildings and land
the grass is always greener on the other side(proverb): people always think they would be happier in a different situation
Grammar
I need to take a line for more than 30 minutes – I need to line up/wait in line for more than 30 minutes
if you have the money to buy a house – if you are financially capable of buying a house/if you can afford a house
we just followed our parents’ thinking – we just followed/fulfilled our parents’ wishes/ abide by our parents’ wishes
at the first time when we moved to the apartment – at first when we moved to the apartment/when we initially moved to the apartment
if the time can return again – if I can go back in time
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