VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

app/application: computer/mobile software

eg. a smartphone app

fascinated: to cause to (someone) to be very interested in something or someone

eg. He is fascinated by other people’s behaviour.

fortune-telling: to predict a person’s future

eg. Some people become interested in fortune-telling when they encounter problems in life.

fortune-teller: someone who predicts a person’s future

eg. That fortune-teller is a fake!

inspiration: someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something 灵感

: someone that people admire and want to be like 启发灵感的人

eg. My parents are my inspiration for pursuing this subject at university.

whack-a-mole: a game where there are nine holes and you have to hit the animal that pops out of the holes to gain points

Grammar

short races I like – I like short races

sometimes maybe call the parents – sometimes teachers will call the parents

from station to my home also ten minutes – it takes ten minutes from the station to my home 

very many people – a lot of people