VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

Chinese New Year Eve – the day before CNY

reunion dinner – the family dinner on the eve of CNY

We’re not close – you don’t know somebody very well

Chinese zodiac – 12 animals in the lunar calendar

lie – to say something which is not true

ex. The rat lied to the cat so the cat did not go to the race.

set off – to leave to go somewhere

ex. What time will we set off to go to Sanya?

ex. The tour guide told us to set off at 6AM.

After Chinese New Year 5 days

5 days after Chinese New Year 

We will go to my Grandpa’s and Grandma’s house and eat the dinner.

We will go to my Grandparent’s house and have the reunion dinner.

I have some cousins is young than me. It has 8 years old. Another cousin is older – 13 years old.

I have some younger cousins. One is 8 years old. Another cousin is older – 13 years old.

After and before

Before and After 

Go to some famous place after

Go to some famous places after

I goes to SY every Chinese New Year before 2019. After 2019, my grandfather’s body is not good so we can’t go to SY.

I went to SY every Chinese New Year before 2019. After 2019, my grandfather’s health is not good so we can’t go to SY.

Cat wants rat to wake but rat doesn’t, he just lie for cat and just he go to the race and when the cat is goes to race, 12 animals is all have. The cat is angry then he will eat rats.

The cat wants the rat to wake him up but the rat doesn’t do it. He just lied to the cat and goes to the race by himself. When the cat goes to the race, all 12 animals have finished the race. The cat got angry so he said, “I will eat rats from now.”