VIP Class Notes (David) [S]

Speaking exercise

Not as I expect to be because it was too hot. -> [Not as I expected it to be][It was not as I expected] because it was too hot.

Even hotter because the place was surround by lakes so there is a lot of water, it is hot and wet. -> It is hot and humid (潮湿)。

It is far away from the downtown and I didn’t see a lot of people except checking in and checking out timeslot. -> It is far away from downtown and I didn’t see a lot of people except during check in and check out.

When we arrived there we ordered a taxi to get there and we had a rest time. -> When we arrived at the railway station we ordered a taxi to get to the hotel and we [rested][had a rest][took a nap].

I think the funnest part is evening after we had dinner because three of us brought bottle of wine so we stayed at one room and we shared the drinks. -> I think the funnest part was the evening after we had dinner because three of us brought three bottles of wine so we stayed in one room and we shared the drinks.

We played poker. I was always win. There is only one to lose each time. -> I always won[I was always winning]. There was only one person who lost each time.

I think it’s gorgeous and the driver said the lake we faced it’s the source of Nongfu Spring Water. -> The lake (we saw) is the source of Nongfu Spring.

The child was so annoying. He cannot stop crying. It’s hard to please her. -> The child was so annoying. She couldn’t stop crying. It was hard to [please her][comfort her][calm her down].

Most time – Most of the time

She has got divorced. -> She has been divorced. She got divorced. She is divorced.

Politics issues – political (adjective) issues

in the lunchtime – at lunchtime

Vocabulary

scenery – the view around where you are

gorgeous – gore-jus

bias – noun; to favor or like something above something else and to let that affect your opinions or views.

ex: He was biased towards his friends; he always believed what they said.

profit – 利润