VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

interchangeable: (adj) able to switch (adv) interchangeably
ie. Sometimes the two words are interchangeable.
ie. Sometimes we can use the two words interchangeably.

ingredient: cheng fen

plant-based(adj): xxx- based, made up of ….
ie. When I say oat milk is “plant-based”, I mean that its main ingredient is plants.

tackle: 应付, mian dui (seems like a bigger problem, we’re at earlier stages)
ie. This is a difficult problem we should tackle another day.
ie. Do you feel like tackling the reading today?

third-wheel: dian deng pao
ie. I feel like third-wheel around Jackie and her girlfriend.

stray: (adj and n) no owner
ie. Jackie, stop taking in strays. (n)

fragments: (n)pieces (adj)fragmented
ie. Jackie’s sentences are sometimes fragmented(adj).
ie. Jackie’s sentences are in fragments. / are like fragments. (n)

artificial: ren gong/ made by man <>natural
ie. I don’t like artificial flavoring; I prefer a more natural taste.

genuine: zhen cheng
ie. I genuinely wish you good luck.

Grammar

travel/trip -> vacation/holiday

made by hand/ handmade = by hand

I like summer even more than Spring or Autumn.

In that kind of coffee… Starbucks taste like milk
Regarding that kind of coffee/For that kind of coffee/When we’re talking about that kind… Starbucks tastes like milk./I can’t taste the coffee flavor, only the milk …

Q: Tell me about your favorite city.
A: I went there there in 2018 with my girlfriend and girl friend. We went there together for trip about one week because Kamakura is not very big city. We spent about 4 days there walking around. There is a very old kind of train in green. We can walk along the trail way or along the beach. We ate a lot of seafood like fish, shrimp. We met small shops, they sold pottery by handmade. We met some cute cats on the street. Every time we plan a trip, we don’t plan a lot. When we trip, we would just set several destinations in different days. I don’t think we can find interesting things if we got that tight schedule. Everyday maybe we just set one destination, we can find something deeper. We went some temples, a lot of temples there, like … When I was in the temple, I will feel peaceful. Most of the temple, the environment is quite nice… they are not fake, they are natural and ancient.

A: I went there there in 2018 with my girlfriend and girl friend. We went there together for holidays/on vacation for about one week because Kamakura is not very big city. We spent about 4 days there walking around. We went to some destinations by riding a very old kind of train in green./The train is in a very traditional-look, and it runs around the island. There are two main methods of transportations./It is one of the only two available transportation methods. The train is the main transportation tool between Kamakura and Tokyo. We can walk along the trail way or along the beach. We ate a lot of seafood like fish, shrimp. We went to/discovered some small shops which sold small pottery made by hand/handmade pottery. We met some cute stray cats on the street. Every time we plan a trip, we don’t plan a lot. When we plan a trip, we would only set several destinations in different days. I don’t think we can find interesting things if we got that tight (of) a schedule/a schedule that tight/if our schedule is that tight. Everyday (perhaps) we might just set one destination, so we can get the full cultural experience/deeper/a more meaningful exploration/get to know the small, local things. We went to some temples. There are a lot of temples there, like … When I was in the temples, I would feel/always felt peaceful. The environment of the temples is usually quite nice… The scenery/surroundings are not artificial, they are natural and ancient./authentic/genuine.

Pronunciation

issue: i-shoe

shrimp: “i” not “shremp”