VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Discuss the speaking a bit more

Vocabulary

preamble: kai chang bai

well rounded: 全才的; 通才的; 全面发展的

invested: (adj)invest time and effort/focused
ie. I’m very invested in my new relationship.

chairman: zhu xi
ie.

swamped with(v): burdened by too much
ie.

stand out: 引人注目; 突出; 显眼; 出色; 更为重要; 凸起; 凸出
ie.

Grammar

make a decent living = earn income(shouru) to support yourself

tense: 
– facts about living people: NO TENSE
– events/feelings: TENSE
ie. I have been preparing for this test for 7 months. (Started earlier, still preparing)
ie. I had been preparing/prepared for this test for 7 months.
ie. I had prepared before, but I forgot it all. (something different NOW)

give it my all

went to+ place
ie. I went to my apartment
ie. I went to the swimming pool.
went+ concept
ie. I went home
ie. I went swimming.

When we talk about my work, I don’t think I use 100%.
When I work, I don’t think I’m 100% invested./I don’t give it my all.

Everything I think that’s very easy. I didn’t use my brain.
Everything is very easy for me.

In this environment, I became more well-rounded.

I went to home, I thought, tense .. I don’t know how to use the correct tense in different tense.
I went home and I thought about tense. I still don’t…in different situations.

Q: Tell me about someone famous that you like.
A: One day, I saw the TV dramas I found out the person is my idol. We call him Zhang Zhen. I think he has good skills. The story is very positive and let me know how to keep on something. He is from TW, he is 40 years old. He has a lot of TV dramas. He is married to his assistant. I don’t think I have lots of story or news about him. So I think I cannot tell you any more about this person. But I don’t have any idols can describe, I know what you mean, because I looked the video, they talk about “you don’t answer the question”, you just use your words to say something. If you don’t know the words, you tell the kaoguan.

Edited:

A: One day, when I was watching a TV drama/series, I found a person/someone as my idol./who could be my idol. His name is Zhang Zhen. I think he has good acting skills, especially in the drama “XCD”. The story is very positive, and it let me know how to keep on going even when times are hard. I don’t think I know lots of stories or news about him. So I think I cannot tell you a lot about this person. But I do know that he is married to his assistant. He is 40 years old, and he is from TW.

Q: Tell me about something you look forward to
A: In my life, my parents always tell me two things you should do. The second one is job; you need to find a good job and keep going on it, because you need to earn salary and take care of yourself.  You need to study how to resolve the problem in your life. You need to face different things. One day, we will leave you. The second things is marriage; you should find the person in your life. I tell my parents one week have seven days, I always go to the office and then back to the home. I don’t think I can find the person to meet your requirements. They say we can introduce people to you. Of course it’s OK for me, but they are not suitable for me. So I don’t agree the two important things in my life. I don’t agree my parents’ opinions. I think that life is belong me. I choose everything are follow my heart. So now I have a plan. I have to go to the other country for study or live. I think that’s very excited. My personality is outgoing, so I want to try it. When I prepare the IELTS test, I can got the offer to the UK. I’m very happy I can leave my parents, because I grew up in SH. I stay with my parents for 30 years. I want to leave my parents and try the life of only me.

Edited:

A: In my life, my parents always tell me that I should complete two things  in my life/there are only 2 important tasks in life. The first one is to find a good job; I need to find a good job and keep going at it/keep on going, because I need to make a decent living and take care of myself.  I need to practice/learn how to solve the problem in my life. I need to learn to face different things alone. because one day, they will leave me, so I need to learn how to live independently.  The second things is marriage; I should find the right person in my life/someone to spend my life with. I would (hui) tell/told my parents that one week only has seven days, I always go to the office and then back home. I don’t think I can find the person to meet their requirements. They said we can introduce people to you. Of course it’s OK for me, but they are not suitable. So I don’t agree with the two important things in my life. I don’t agree with my parents’ opinions. I think that my life belongs to me. I should choose everything, and I follow my heart. So now I have a plan. I have to go to another country to study or live. I think that’s very exciting/thrilling. My personality is outgoing, so I want to try it. When I pass for the IELTS test, I can get the offer to the UK. I’m very happy I can leave my parents, because I grew up in SH. I have been staying with my parents for 30 years. I want to leave my parents and try to live independently./living alone./try another/an independent lifestyle.

Pronunciation

drama (no “er” sound)