VIP Class Notes (Li)

Next Class Focus

instant noodles/pot noodles – 方便面

hot pot – 火锅

Vocabulary

World War I/II – wars that took place in the 1900s

vegetarian/adj/n – only eat vegetables

ex. Are there any vegetarian meals?

ex. She has been a vegetarian for 10 years.

strange – unusual or difficult to understand or explain

ex. Children always have strange ideas.

strangers – people that you don’t know

peak/off-peak season –

cable car – 索道

complain – to say that you’re unhappy about something or that something is wrong

ex. She always complains about her life and her friends are sick of it.

cookies

writer – somebody who writes for a living

I got 1st/2nd/3rd/4th place –  the position you get in a race

Speaking exercise

I want go out but afraid have a lot of people.

I want to go out, but I’m afraid that there might be a lot of people. 

Saturday I have class, but Sunday and Monday have no book.

I have class on Saturday, but I don’t have any on Sunday and Monday. 

I want to go to the MG mountain. I also want to go to the temple.

I want to go to the MG mountain. I also want to go to the temple.

Young people more like noise.

Young people prefer noisy places

A group with strange people.

A group of strangers 

If many people go out maybe less.

If many people leave maybe there will be fewer people. 

Busy season

Peak season

If you walk in the lower mountain, it’s a lot of people too. If you can walk in the high mountain there’s less people because people cannot walking long.

There will be a lot of people if you walk on the lower part of the mountain. There’s less people if you can walk in the higher part of the mountain because people cannot walk for too long.

Last time when we went to the West Lake, she said very tired. But, I’m okay. I can walking more.

Last time when we went to the West Lake, she was very tired. But, I was okay. I can walk more than her. 

They ready the breakfast.

They prepared the breakfast. 

I got everywhere sore for one week.

I was sore for one week/My whole body was sore for one week.

Pronunciation

banana – buh-nuh-nuh