VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Read a news article and tell me your thoughts. Write at least 8 sentences.

Vocabulary

insist: Jian chi
ie. Lily insisted on learning how to ski because it makes her feel richer.

royals: huang zu
ie. The royal family is talking to the people.

beneficial: you yi de
ie. Doing writing hw is beneficial.

on the spot: ji shi de, without thinking/preparation
ie. It’s hard to think of an example on the spot.

run-on sentence: 一直跑的句子
ie. Stop using run-on sentences – stick to one verb.

effortless: 不需费力的
ie. Speaking Chinese is effortless to Chris.

indoors: adj (at the end)
ie. People have to stay indoors because of the virus.

facility: chang di
ie. The science facility is located in the center of the city.

amateur/noob(neg)/newbie: chu xue zhe
ie. I am an amateur at skiing but I will get better with practice.

Grammar

use of “the”
I saw a very nice bag last night, but I didn’t buy the bag because it costs 30000 yuan.

play: qiulei sports, instruments
play on your phone/ play with your phone/ play with your toys

looking for/find/find out
ie. Lily is looking for her phone. She’s never going to find it. She will be made when she finds out that I hid it.

near vs nearby
ie. My house is near the bus station.
ie. There is a bus station nearby.

We sent just a letter. We want to clients get the letter tomorrow for 200 rmb, so it’s too expensive.
ie.
We just/only sent a letter. We wanted the clients to get the letter the next day. That cost 200 yuan, so it’s too expensive.

But something you haven’t buy it in TB. I bought snowboarding, TB just a little type for you. Amazon you can choose many types for you.
But somethings you can’t find/buy on TB. When I was looking for/looking to buy snowboarding equipment/a/my snowboard, I found that TB has a very small selection. Amazon has a larger selection.

Before I choose the snowboarding, it’s like very cool. My trainer told me snowboarding is easier for you, so I choose it. The ski looks very easy, but when you want to improve, it’s hard. In SH, when you want to play snowboard, you must go to SX, it is indoor… When you play outdoor snowboarding, you can go to Chongli nearly by Beijing, in snow season. I think I am a junior, but can move it.

The reason why I chose snowboarding is that it’s very cool. My trainer/coach told me that snowboarding is easier for me, so I listened to him. Skiing looks very easy, but if you want to improve, it’s hard/Skiing looks easy in the beginning, but it gets harder when you want to improve. In SH, when you want to snowboard, you must/have to go to SX. It is indoors/an indoor facility. If you want to snowboard outdoors, the nearest place you can go to is Chongli, which is near Beijing. It’s only open during snow season. I think I am a amateur, but can move it.

I speak English need logic to me, and I speak Chinese is without logic.
To me, speaking English needs logic, but I speak Chinese effortlessly.