VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S / W]

Vocabulary

drink / drank / drunk 

cocktail – ji wei jiu
eg. I had a non-alcoholic cocktail at the party last night

alcohol – jiu jing

non-alcoholic cocktail

creativity (n) – idea / skill
creation (n) – thing
eg. I feel that creativity in Chinese businesses is not a priority / not very important to them
eg2. The painting is a beautiful creation

I took art classes
eg. when I was at school I was taking art classes

is that word used very often / commonly?
is that word very common? 

long time no see = it has been a long time since I saw you last
have a lot in common = have a lot of things that are common to us both

I know you – we have a relationship
I know about you – I have some information about you
I know of you – I know you exist

that = the thing you just said / so / too / really
eg. I’m not THAT good at English… I’m just ok…
eg2. It’s not THAT hot, you can turn the air conditioner off

I have lots of friends
I have a lot of friends

because of / due to + noun / phrase / verb-noun 
eg. Due to the weather being bad
eg2. Due to being slow, i was late
eg3. Due to the weather, I was late

because / as / since / due to the fact that + sentence
eg. As / Since it’s raining outside, I was late.
eg2. I was late because it’s raining

cousin – the kids of your parents brothers and sisters etc.
eg. one of my best friends, who I call “brother” is my cousin.

diabetes – die a bee tea – a sickness that involves sugar levels in your blood

Grammar

i’m good at drawing before – I was good at drawing before / I used to be good at drawing

at last class the homework was – in the last class, the homework was…

it’s not have – it doesn’t have 

Dear John Smith,

We will have a meeting which need your attendance on January 15th in the Shanghai Office.

Thank you and best regard,
Stella

Dear John Smith,

Merry Christmas / Happy holidays, and I hope you had a good holiday period. / I hope you had a great Christmas and New Years, and welcome back to the office.

As you may know / I just wanted to let you know, we will have a meeting which needs your attendance / and we would like you to attend to discuss ….. on January 15th in / at the Shanghai Office.

Thank you and best regards / Thanks so much and all the best,
Stella

i dont have a very very best friend because i didn’t have meet someone very special or very important. because i think that i have a lot of friends but not someone very very special to me. That person needs to know about me or not very selfish and we have the same topic we can talk and we have the same interests because if someone don’t have the same interests with you, you cannot have a good talk to that person.

i dont have an official / actual best friend because / due to the fact that / as I haven’t met anyone very special or very important to me. As i think that i have a lot of friends but not someone really / particularly / that special to me. That person needs to really know me or not be very selfish and we should have a lot in common and have the same interests because if someone doesn’t have the same interests as you, you cannot have a good talk to that person.