VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Homework
And write about a simple topic related to your childhood.
Vocabulary
productive – to get lots of things done / to do lots of things
eg. I always try to be productive
i’m always urgent – in a hurry / running around / in a rushÂ
urgentÂ
eg. is that urgent? do i need to be in a hurry when i do it?
study hard – diligent
university entrance exam – gao kao
ancient historical sites – old places from history
terracotta army
mature (cheng shu) < > immature (bu cheng shu)
wise – smart + experience
eg. he’s quite wise
let / get / make
let – allow – you want to do
eg. phones let us call our friends
get – ask – not want / not don’t want
eg. I get Judy to get some water for you
make – force – you don’t want to do – effect / result
eg. phones make our lives more convenient
i found – i noticed / i realisedÂ
office politics – the complex social situation within an office
eg. i left that company due to the office politics
shy – hai xiu
record – lu ying / like history / track
grades / scores – fen shu / result of education
Grammar
i didn’t got a good result – I didn’t get
important to – good to me – way you think about it / way it treats you
important for – good for me – effect
he dead – he is dead (adj) / he already died (v)
he is dying (v)
we will all die (v)
he is dead (adj)
death is bad (n)
they don’t care about university
it let me feel jealous – it makes me jealousÂ
everybody don’t know – nobody knows itÂ
so what can I do is keep a good relationship – what I can do is…Â
some bright – brightness
didn’t want say something – didn’t want to say anythingÂ
i became to be – I became confidentÂ
there was a problem so SUBJECT affected the rate.
there was a problem which / that affected the rate
Pronunciation
willa
peoplease
please
laa
aal
lii
iil
name
plane
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