Online Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

the service/the environment: 环境

bargain: something on sale at a lower price 便宜货, 廉价品

eg. This coat was half price – what a bargain!

eg. Look out for last-minute bargains on offer.

flavour: the taste of food 味道

ruin: to spoil or destroy completely 毁掉,毁坏;破坏

eg. The romantic environment was ruined by loud noises nearby.

disturb: to interrupt what someone is doing 打断;干扰

eg. Please don’t disturb her while she is studying.

Speaking exercise

I think in SH most of restaurant the service is okay. Some restaurant in BJ in HK has bad service. Some traditional Cantonese restaurants the service not so good. I think Taiwan food is very nice. I like the food in Taiwan. I have been several years ago. I like the restaurant with the outdoor seat. If the weather is good, I will take my dog with me. If the restaurant has so many people, so many popular restaurants in SH have people waiting for it, we must stand in a line. I don’t like it.

Revised: 

I think in SH most restaurants have decent service is okay. Some restaurants in BJ and HK have bad/terrible service. Some traditional Cantonese restaurants don’t have good service. I think Taiwan food is very nice/tasty/delicious. I like/enjoy/fond of the food in Taiwan. I have been there several years ago. I like restaurants with outdoor seating. If the weather is good, I will take my dog with me. If the restaurant has too many people/is packed/is overcrowded, I won’t like it, especially popular restaurants in SH that have people waiting in line/queueing up.

Pronunciation

flavour – flay-ver

excellent – eck-ce-lent

ruined – roo-in-d