Online Class Notes (Zachary)

Hello Phoebe ^_^

Previous Class Review – Writing Practice:

”Singles’ Day” which falls on Nov. 11th — 11.11, the four ones symbolizing “bare branches”, is accepted as another name “Double 11” in China.

”Singles’ Day” which falls on Nov. 11th — 11.11, the four ones symbolizing “bare branches”, has another name in China: “Double Eleven”.

Since 2009, online retailers have transformed the holiday into a big shopping carnival. (festival 也可以，但是festival不那么疯）

“Getting used to” Practice

*People are getting used to spending more money on this day.

*People are getting used to it raining in Shanghai.

*People are getting used to the rain.

*I am getting used to my teacher always running late.

(When followed by a verb that verb is continuous [ ends in -ing]; when followed by a noun, it’s normal)

In 2009, Alibaba held the first Double 11 Shopping Festival on Taobao.com.

From then on, consumers will at this time go on a shopping spree while the retailers may achieve their (add pronoun here) annual revenue goals.

I am waiting for Double 11 as well and my online basket is almost full, but I still need to consume rationally rational consumption to make my deals valuable.

But I still need a sense of rational consumption to make my deals valuable.

Grammar

Let him have a sense of humor

Let him do things himself

Pronunciation

world – werld- woorld