Online Class Notes (Vicki)

Vocabulary

citizen – gong min
i.e. I am a Chinese citizen.

least favorite – something you don’t like the most
little, less, least
i.e. What is your least favorite ice-cream flavor?

stranger – someone who you don’t know
i.e. She is a complete stranger to me.

advertising – guang gao
i.e. I work in advertising.

architecture – a study about buildings
i.e. She works in architecture.

architect – jian zhu shi
i.e. I dream to become an architect one day.

translator – fan yi
i.e. She is a wonderful translator.

raw – not cooked
i.e. I love to eat raw fish.

celebrity – a famous person
i.e. Jay Chow is a very famous celebrity.

acting skill – yan ji
i.e. Her acting skill needs some improvements.

award-winning – worthy of the awards
i.e. This is an award-winning movie.

director – someone who is in charge of the making of movies
i.e. The director of this film is very famous.

social – she jiao
i.e. I am not a very social person.

artwork – yi shu pin
i.e. This artwork is a masterpiece.

investment – zi ben
i.e. They need more investments to lift this project off the ground.

raise – take care of someone
i.e. My mom raised me to be a kind and loving person.

Grammar

We just stopped promotions -> We just stopped having promotions

When you meet her maybe half year ago -> When you see her, it maybe half year later

I don’t like to face to the computer a long time -> I don’t like to be facing the computer for a long time.

Maybe they are rich to ours -> Maybe they are rich to us

they all getting old -> they are all getting old (present) / they will all be getting old (future)

A: Describe someone you know who has an interesting job