VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

quotes: “”
ie. I can remember some quotes from famous poets. (shi ren)
ie. I’m not being mean, I was just quoting him.  -> these are his words

road trip: zi jia
ie. take a road trip/ on a road trip

glaciers: 冰川
ie. The glaciers are slowly melting.

rusty: forgot abt something after a long time
ie. I used to be a good cook, but now I’m a little rusty.

reliable: ke kao de
ie. Skye is a very reliable employee.

designated: zhi ding de
ie. When we go drinking, we always have a designated driver.

sober: not drunk

strict: yan ge

deduct: kou (points)

explore: tan suo
ie. Explore new possibilities/new places

gathering: 聚集; 聚会; 集会; 收集; 采集; 搜集

superstitious: mi xin

Grammar

the = specific nouns, for things you know and I know
a = for all the nouns except for concepts
s = generalizing terms
ie. “was it THE pope?”  “Is he THE Harry?” -> well known
ie. I saw a Chanel purse yesterday. The purse was too expensive.
ie. He got thrown in jail.
ie. Horses are great.

When we are caught once, 12 is gone.
If/Even if we are only caught once, we lose all 12 points.

In Canada and the US, can people drink a little wine or beer and still drive?

Our plan is going to Hawaii before.
Our plan before was to go to Hawaii.

We start from 2017
We started from/in 2017
We’ve been doing this/traveling together since(=starts from) 2017

Maybe we didn’t go to many cities
Maybe we didn’t explore enough/do enough explorations

I’m the main driver
I’m the designated driver

I have driver’s license for 10 years, but I only drive 5 times.
I have had driver’s license for 10 years, but I only drove 5 times.  (past perfect for verbs with an influence)
I got  (one-time action) my license 10 years ago. (one time moment)

I haven’t a car.
I don’t have car./I don’t own a car.

My driving skills are good than other people.
My driving skills are better than other people’s./those of other people.

It’s not on my top list.
It’s not on the top of my list.

When we get there
When we got there … = When we arrived
When we were there … = We were in a place, and something happened …