Online Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Homework

write using the general you
write about how to prepare for a trip

Speaking exercise

I have a party with my friends
it is a hotpot and have a games in coffee.
First time to see the crosstalk but actually I don’t like that, I can’t understand what they say sometimes and some funny things after they say I know what they want to say. I think it is not funny.
I guess it is just some boring in Xian because it is not that good in Xian if I want to listen the good crosstalk I need to go to Beijing.

If you want to listen to the best crosstalk you can go to Beijing.
In Xian some people go to Beijing but they are not good for that.

I have some tools to make coffee
I has good taste

I buy the coffee beans

I buy many kinds of coffee, sometimes many friends like coffee so they will give many advice.
First time I just because I need coffee in my study but I know if the long time to drink coffee. Powder is not very good for healthy so I try to make coffee by myself

first time in middle school.
If today I don’t have many times need to study I will drink tea.

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I had a party with my friends
we had hotpot together and played games in coffee shop. 
It was the first time I went to / I attended a crosstalk but actually I didn’t like it / I didn’t enjoy, I couldn’t  understand what they said sometimes and their humor / their jokes . it took me time to understand the jokes I think it is not funny.
I guess it is just a little boring in Xian because it is not that good in Xian. / it is a little boring because the best people at crosstalk are all in Beijing

if I want to listen the good crosstalk I need to go to Beijing. / if you want to listen to a crosstalk you need to go to Beijing

The people in Xian probably tried to go to Beijing but they were turned down and they went to Xi an.

I have some tools to make coffee/ I have a coffee grinder

I buy the coffee beans

I buy many kinds of coffee, sometimes many friends like coffee so they will give many advice.   / my friends will recommend some coffee beans to me

The first time I had coffee, it was because I needed coffee in my studies.
but I know if you drink coffee powder for a long time it is not very good for your health.
so I try to make coffee by myself

If today I don’t need to study for a long time I will drink tea.

Vocabulary

grinder : machine used to grind coffee beans
I use a coffee grinder at home

to grind (v) 磨碎
I need to grind the beans into powder

to grind away : work or study very hard
I need to grind away before my exam

to recommend : 推荐 / talk about something good
My friend recommended this coffee shop so I decided to go there next week.

recommandation (n)
My previous boss wrote a recommendation letter after I left the company

to attend : be in the audience / be there
I need to attend a meeting in Beijing next week.

attendance (n)
Teacher check attendance at the beginning of the class and if you skip too many classes you will be in trouble

cafe (n): coffee shop
I went to a cafe with my friends

sense of humor : what someone finds funny
Tom has a good sense of humor

humor (n) : ability to be funny
He is full of humor

dark humor : making jokes about sad or terrible things 黑暗幽默
I don’t like dark humor

irony (n) : when you say something but mean something else讽刺
I didn’t understand the irony and got mad at him

times
I went to Beijing 3 times last month

time 时间
I study for a long time everyday

crosstalk (n) 相声
Crosstalk is popular in Beijing

here : at this spot / location
everyone is here.

to hear : listen
I hear you very well

Grammar

general you: when you want to explain something and use you but you mean anyone
If you want to buy a house you need to work hard
If you work hard you will earn a lot of money
If you don’t eat healthily you will get sick