VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

high speed rail – gao tie

first impression – how you think of somebody the first time you meet him/her

living expense – cost of living

preserve – maintain sth in its original state

Grammar

more + adj than…. 

ex. Shanghai is more modern than Beijing.

ex. This movie is more interesting than that one.

I think it’s different from my thoughts because its expense is cheap, very cheap.

I think it’s different from my first impression because its daily/living expenses is cheap, very cheap.

I think some things is very, very same to other things in SH.

I think some things are very similar to SH.

Some traditional things is finish is disappear because it didn’t have many features.

Some traditional things have disappeared because they don’t have many features.

They didn’t spend many moneys to save their culture.

They didn’t spend much money to save/preserve their culture.

I think SH is modern than BJ.

I think SH is more modern than BJ.

I search on the internet and the rent is not many high.

I searched on the internet and the (average) rent is not much higher. 

If you want to go to the Great Wall, you can take the cable car.

We just to maybe rent a car or a driver, so he drove us to there.

We just rented a car and a driver, so he drove us there.