VIP Class Notes (Bryce) [W]

Vocabulary

Laundry devices / applicances: Many chinese do not have these because:  Housing space, prefer to dry clothes outside, maybe cost is a reason??

Pressure……at work. – ya li

Can you use chopsticks?  Kuai Zi

Using chopsticks is more REFINED than using cutlery.

Are you an optimistic person?  Sometimes I am a pessimistic person. – these words are antonyms

Antonym means the opposite meaning….ON/OFF, UP/DOWN, etc.
eg. What is the antonym of COLD? Yes, HOT!

we should keep a blank seat between us – we should keep an empty seat between us.

Action, Romance, Documentary, Cartoon, Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi (Science Fiction i.e.-Star Wars, MARVEL),

JUST REWARDS – this means to receive a compilation of benefits from doing something
eg. I helped him and I got my just rewards

it’s very excited – It’s very exciting / I was very excited when I did it

it’s too tired – it’s too tiring

I want to lose my fat percentage – I want to lose weight / I want to lower my body fat / I want to slim down

What toppings do you like to put on your pizza?  cheese, bacon

To have a new try –  “try something new”

 I need to presentation – Sometimes I need to present in English

yeah yeah yeah – not very polite
ok sure / yep ok – more friendly / polite

Grammar

IN only 3 or 4 hours, I can be in Japan. = within 3-4 hours

taught me how to ride a bicycle

I am always OT – I am always working overtime. 

I bring my lunch to work.

I have three vendorS to help me finish my work. – more than 1 vendor

Pronunciation

bicycoooo – bicycLE

Original

I saw a U.S. tv series which called “The Queen’s Gambit”. The story is about a girl named Beth who learnt chess in the orphanage and how to become a chess queen. In her childrenhood, there were no parents, friends and care, but she was lucky having a good chess teacher in the orphanage. The teacher just a staff but has rich experience in chess area and he trained Beth for several years. One day Beth was adopted by a rich family and had chances to attend different chess games for now on. She has tanlent on playing chess and always win in different games. Though she didn’t have a warm and loved childrenhood, she had a deep love to play chess and good rank and reward.

Edited:

I enjoyed watching a television series called / which is called“The Queen’s Gambit”.  The story is about a girl named Beth who learnt chess in an orphanage and how she became a chess master. In her childhood, there were no parents or friends to care for her.  She was lucky enough to have a good chess teacher in / at the orphanage. The teacher was just staff / part of the staff, but had rich experience in chess area and (he) trained Beth for several years. One day, Beth was adopted by a rich family and had chances to attend different chess games from then on. She had talent in / for playing chess and always won competitions. Though she didn’t have a warm and loving childhood, she had a deep love to play / of playing chess.  This earned her a great rank and just rewards.