Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Soon, I’ll be going to Shaoxing

In Shaoxing I just want to play, I in Shanghai for many time. I’ll stay in Shaoxing until Monday or Tuesday.

i stayed in Shanghai for a long time and now, once I get to Shaoxing I just want to play with my cousin

Vocabulary

Sibling (n): a brother or sister
兄；弟；姐；妹
I have four siblings: three brothers and a sister.
我有4个兄弟姐妹：3个兄弟，1个姐姐。

Singular (adj): of or relating to the form of a word used when talking or writing about one thing
单数（的）
a singular ending/form/noun/verb
单数词尾／形式／名词／动词
The word “woman” is singular.
woman 这个单词是单数形式。

Plural (adj): a word or form that expresses more than one
复数形式
“Geese” is the plural of “goose”.
geese 是 goose 的复数形式。
“Woman” in the plural is “women”.
woman 的复数形式是 women。

Uncountable (adj): An uncountable noun is not used with “a” or “an” and cannot be made plural.
（名词）不可数的
Words like “electricity”, “blood”, and “happiness” are uncountable.
像 electricity，blood，happiness 等词是不可数的。

Rent (n): a fixed amount of money that you pay regularly for the use of a room, house, car, television, etc. that someone else owns
租金；租费
I pay a higher rent/more rent than the other tenants because my room is bigger.
我的房租比其他房客高，因为我的房间要大些。
Rents here are ridiculously high/low.
这里的房租高／低得出奇。

Rent (v): to pay or receive a fixed amount of money for the use of a room, house, car, television, etc.
租用，租借；出租
I rented a car from a garage so that I could get about.
我从汽车修理厂租了一辆车，以便能够四处走走。
The old lady rented me her spare bedroom for £200 a week.
这位老太太以每周200英镑的价格把她一间闲置的卧室租给了我。

Korea-韩国

Latest (adj): newest or most recent or modern
最新的；最近的；最先进的
Have you seen her latest movie?
你看过她的最新影片吗？
the latest fashions
最新时装

Grammar

We use much with singular uncountable nouns and many with plural nouns:

[talking about money]

I haven’t got much change. I’ve only got a ten euro note.

Are there many shops  near you?