Online Class Notes (Lily) [S]

Vocabulary

1.resort= 度假酒店/ 度假村
ex: I went to a resort in UK, it was beautiful.

2. golf course= 高尔夫球场⛳️
ex: There are many golf courses in SH.
ex: GuanLan Lake is my favorite golf course in SH.

3. hotspring = 温泉♨️
ex: We need to wear bathing suit when we go in the hotspring.

4. dress code= 着装需求
ex: There’s a dress code for the afternoon tea.
ex: In Shanghai, there’s no dress code for fine dining.

5. gallery= 画廊
ex: I like to go to the gallery to look at the art pieces.
ex: Is there a dress code at the gallery?

6. fine dining = 高级餐厅
ex: There’s no dress code in fine dining.

7. cheap (人)=抠门
(东西)= 便宜
ex: your company is so cheap, you don’t even have dining quota.

8. sleep in= 睡懒觉
ex: I love to sleep in on Sundays! It helps me catch up on my sleep.
ex: The first few months of parenthood are tough! You’ll dream about sleeping in! 

9. sleep over=去别人家借宿、在别人家里过夜
ex: It was so nice to see my high school best friend again! We talked until late and I decided to sleep over rather than drive home in the dark.
ex: For my birthday, I think I want to have a big sleepover! We can eat ice cream and watch movies!

10.turn in= 上床睡觉
ex:Is that the time? It’s late! I think I’ll turn in. Goodnight!
ex: You look exhausted! What time did you turn in last night?

11. turn (sb) in =举报(谁)
ex: I want to turn myself in. 我想自首
ex: you should turn yourself in. 你应该自首

Reading

“as per our conversation”,意思是 “按照、根据我们此前的谈话内容……”。你也可以在邮件的开头使用 “as per our conversation”,以提醒收件人已经敲定、尚待完成的事情。

As per our conversation, we will book the meeting room and provide refreshments for our meeting on Monday.
根据我们此前的约定,我们将为周一的会议预定会议室并提供茶点。

As per our conversation, we hope to send you the draft document for your approval later today.
按照此前说到的那样,我们会争取在今天晚些时候把文件草稿发给您,供您审批。

As per our conversation, I would appreciate it if you could confirm by email that you have cancelled our flights and refunded us the difference.
按照此前谈话中说定的那样,如果您能以邮件的形式确认我们的航班已被取消,差价也已经退还,我将不胜感激。

Speaking exercise

I went to the UK for the trip, I went to the countryside. I went to the farm park in UK. My birthday trip, I went to the resort, this hotel has a large garden, the garden have a golf course and a very great hot spring. We stay one night. The second day, my friends and I went to the Cotswold, we stay at Cotswold 2 days. We went to Oxford University and went ponting and falconry. I was wearing gloves and the trainer let the falcon stand on my hand.

On the fourth day, we went to Bourton-on- the-water. We visited Roman Bath Museum. We stay at Bath one night. On the 5th day, we went to Hampshire. After breakfast, we went to Stonehenge, it’s a very large stone. Every stone has 50 tonnes, it’s breathtaking. At the afternoon, we went to a TooHard Manor from Pride and Prejudice.

On the 6th day, we went clay- pigeon shooting. My first time wear dress and horse-riding. On the 7th day, I went to city center. I went to the British Museum and the National Gallery. On Oct 8th, I went to England Bank and worked. On Oct 9th, I went to Thailand, Bangkok.

Revised

I went to the UK for a trip/ vacation, I went to the countryside. I went to the farm park in UK. On the first day, I went to the resort, there is a huge garden with a golf course and a very great hot spring. We stayed there for one night. On the second day, my friends and I went to the Cotswold, we stayed at Cotswold for 2 days. We went to Oxford University and went ponting and falconry. I was wearing gloves and the trainer let the falcon stand on my hand.

On the fourth day, we went to Bourton-on- the-water. We visited Roman Bath Museum. We stayed at Bath for one night. On the 5th day, we went to Hampshire. After breakfast, we went to Stonehenge, it’s a very large stone. Every stone is/weighs 50 tonnes, it’s breathtaking. In the afternoon, we went to a TooHard Manor from Pride and Prejudice.

On the 6th day, we went clay- pigeon shooting. It was my first time to wear a dress during horse-riding. On the 7th day, I went to city center. I went to the British Museum and the National Gallery. On Oct 8th, I went to England Bank and worked for the whole day. On Oct 9th, I went to Thailand, Bangkok.