VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

I’m so sorry to hear the bad news that a 17-year-old boy jumped from the LuPu Bridge while his mother was together with him and drove way home.Something must be happened between the mom and the son, and it was the moment during the midterm examination.According to the statistics，more and more Chinese student suicide under the pressure of study.As a single-child family,it should be disastrous.

I’m so sorry to hear the bad news that a 17-year-old boy jumped from the LuPu Bridge while his mother was with him / they were together driving home. Something must have happened between the mom and the son, and it was during the midterm examination. According to the statistics，more and more Chinese student commit suicide under the pressure of their studies. As a single-child family, it would be disastrous.

Vocabulary

would = if + will
could = if + can

I should have time tomorrow = I think I will / Maybe I have time
You should not smoke = I think it’s bad if you smoke = suggestion

during = in the period

speak of the devil – shuo cao cao cao cao dao

strict – strong / yan su
eg. my mum was very strict

soda / soft drink / fizzy drink

familiar / similar
familiar = like family
similar = like the same

book / reserve – yu ding
order – they send it to you

Grammar

you should to do – you should do / can do / will do / must do 

must do / should do / can do / will do 

have to do / want to do / like to do / need to do / able to do 

you eat what lunch time?

What do you eat for lunch?
What have you eaten today? / What did you eat today?

do – no time / often / sometimes / every day
did – specific past time – you know which time you’re talking about and it’s important
have done – general past time – already / recently / period of time from the past to now / now experience
had done – past experience – your experience as of another time in the past

In 2019 I have lived in China for 9 years. In 2018 I had lived in China for 8 years.

I will go to / I am going to go to

pay attention to – “to” because you can move it around like going to places
focus on – “on” because it’s like light shining completely on something / covering it