VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

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My ideal vacation is to bring Nemo to some place which is peace and silence. I don’t like to visit the famous scenic spot and take some photos there. I think it is a waste of time.
One of my travel plans is go to New Zealand in one winter holiday before Nemo go to primary school and we can stay in Lake Tekapo for 1 week. Everyday sit in front of the house and watch some rabbits fighting, some ducks walking around. Do nothing in a daze.
I think this is not my ideal vacation, this is my ideal life. I hope I can do daydream every day.

Grammar

I went to there for 3 months I have been there for 3 months

complain ayicomplain about ayi 

Vocabulary

stand by sb – support
stand for sth – believe in
to be on standby = ready to do sth

I just know the surface level things, i don’t understand it very deeply

development plan

I can’t stand it = I can’t endure it
eg. I can’t stand it for very long

the legs came off – detached

if some problem comes up – arise

in my memoryas far as I can remember / from what I can remember 

this is my biggest take backthis is my biggest concession

i was angry but i moved on – to move to the next step and let it go

i was calm (adj) / i calmed down (v) / i had calmed down (v)
eg. I tried to calm my husband down but he still wasn’t calm.

serious – yan zhong < > minor 
eg. I have a serious illness

work – sth you need to do
homework – kids do it at home after school
housework – jia wu
workload – how much work you have to do

come home – to your own house
come to my house

easily pleased
eg. my mother is easily pleased

I don’t want my son to experience this / have this experience

before we get out – before we left / went out
get in < > get out 

made an appointment for 10 AM

hypocrite – sb who says something is wrong and then does that thing
eg. my mother in law is a hypocrite

gentle – soft
gentleman – sb who treats people (especially women) with respect

Pronunciation

soccer – “sock ker”