VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

accelerate rapidly/quickly

the prices shot up/hiked up

touristy areas/places/tourist attractions

salty: with salt

savoury: anything that is not sweet

you have to appreciate/you have to be thankful

I’ll tell you later/I’ll fill you in on the details later

the perks are attractive/generous

pros/cons/advantages/disadvantages

nouveau riche/newly rich – 暴发户

old money (families) – 老富豪

suddenly have to digest the influx of information

steep: to describe graphs/curves

eg. You are expected to overcome a steep learning curve when you first joined the company.

go to the gym to workout/do weightlifting

arcade: an entertainment centre with gaming machines

eg. I loved the shooting games at the arcade.

to record/film you

Grammar

It was happened on CNY festival – It happened on CNY/It took place on CNY 

They cannot be back – They couldn’t come back

people get crazy – people became crazy/went insane/went bananas