VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Today we focused on:

burglars: xiao tou
ie. You should be careful of burglars.

interchangeably: jiao huan/ hu xiang ti dai
ie. You can use these words interchangeably.

destination: mu di di
ie. You will arrive at your destination on the left.

terminate: ting zhi
ie. I will terminate your employment if you talk back to me.

destiny: ming yun
ie. I want to fulfill my destiny.

ruse: gui ji
ie. It’s clear that this/it is just a ruse (in order )to break them up.

slight: wei xiao de
ie. There is a slight difference between “on” and “about.”

model: mo shi
ie. HT has/employed a very successful business model.

affordable:
ie. I have the CP to thank for the affordability of the daogou.

splurge: luan hua qian (v)
ie. I woke up with a feeling to splurge.

Grammar

“YES” or “NO”
– don’t agree with me, stick to the facts
ie. “You’re not feeling well?” “No, I’m not feeling well”.

prep “to” -> destination

Speaking exercise

You saying she is a gold-digger/you calling her a gold-digger/the fact that you called her a gold-digger implies that she married him with an agenda.

When traveling to Europe, you should watch out for burglars./thieves.

She is naive because she grow up with a simple background./in a simple family.

I made Zuley suffer through the class because he needs to strengthen his grammar./to strengthen his grammar.

If it’s your first time, you should try the hotpot at HDL/ try eating hotpot at HDL.

I want to have a discussion on political topics.

I want to discuss political topics with you.

Chinese govt make a policy for platform.
Chinese govt issued a new policy for shoe-selling platforms.

Q: Talk about Hey Tea and its success. Why do you think so many people drink it? Is it just a ruse?

A: I think Hey Tea is very successful. At first, it’s a ruse that lots of people line to buy it. So it can attractive more and more people to buy it. Then it get lots of fans so they make lots of new drinks. And every season, HT can make lots of fresh drinks that taste delicious. Now other brand begins to copy HT’s business model, but HT changes its strategy. It began to have collaborations with popular brands that ….

A: I think Hey Tea is very successful. At first, it’s a ruse that lots of people line to buy it. So it can attractive more and more people to buy it. Then it get lots of fans so they make lots of new drinks. And every season, HT can make lots of fresh drinks that taste delicious. Now other brand begins to copy HT’s business model, but HT changes its strategy. It began to have collaborations with popular brands that ….