VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

racer: someone that races 赛跑者

nickname: 绰号

eg. Shell has three nicknames.

eg. Everyone called her by her nickname.

recently/lately

he lost weight naturally/he lost weight through natural means

excel: to be extremely good at something

eg. She always excelled in languages at school.

eg. The group performed well, but their lead really excelled.

suburb: area on the edge of a city or town 郊区

eg. There are several expensive townhouses in this suburb.

pound: 斤

kilogram/kg: 公斤

he’s afraid/he’s worried that his health has problems

born in the 80s, 90s – 生在80，90后

coastal city/ies: cities bordering the sea

eg. Shanghai is one of the largest coastal cities in China.

multitask: to do more than one thing at a time

eg. Most secretaries are experts at multitasking.

eg. They couldn’t multitask, and I needed people who could.

Grammar

every industry he do it very well – he excels/does well in every industry 

he keep his weight – he maintained his weight

my parent won’t stop me do anything – my parents won’t prevent me from doing anything 

want to /like to/start t0 + second verb (basic form)

He started to exercise after his health declined.

The children like to play in the park after school.