VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/W]

996: what are the advantage/ disadvantages for 996? Your personal experience? Why are people willing to do this?

Vocabulary

1.cheat= cheat on a test 作弊
cheat= 骗
cheat on = 劈腿 戴绿帽
ex: I broke up with him because he cheated on me.
ex: Have you ever cheated on a test?

2. passport= your identity book 护照
ex: we had our passport for three years but it’s still blank.
ex: You only need your passport when you travel abroad.

3. Chinese- Mandarin 普通话, Cantonese广东话
ex: In China, the majority of the population speak Mandarin.
ex: In HK, people speak Cantonese and English.

4. can you tell (             )= 你看得出来吗
ex: can you tell that I am a mom? I cannot tell. It’s hard to tell.
ex: How can you tell that I’m not from Hongkong?

5. describe someone who is “white”
light/ fair/ pale 苍白
ex: Lily, you have very light skin! You have very fair skin.
ex: You are so light, you’re lighter than me.
ex: You look so pale, are you ok?

6. to describe someone who is “black”
dark/ tanned
ex: I got tanned in Hawaii, because I went to the beach everyday.
ex: You got darker after your trip to HaiNan.

7. offended =冒犯
ex: Don’t feel offended when they speak Mandarin to you, it means you look prettier than the locals.
ex: How come you’re still not married? No offense, just asking.
ex: I will feel offended when someone swears at me.

8. frozen =冷冻的
ex: He brought frozen milk to the company for other moms.

9. biological= 亲生的
ex: She’s my step mom, not my biological mom.
ex: I have a biological sister, we are very close.

This year, we want to go to some countries which is near China, we think it’s more easy for me, because both of us not good at English. I don’t have the holiday, it is difficult for me to have holiday, so time is the most important problem for me. For my cousin, because of her job, it’s a problem for her to get her passport, she must give her passport to the government. She doesn’t want the leader know she go travel . We want to go to Japan or Korea because they are near China. It probably have some change last year for visa, if I graduated from university, I can apply for Japanese visa.

Revised

This year, we want to go to some countries that are nearby China, we think it’s easier/ more convenient for us, because both of us are not good at English. I don’t have enough holidays, it is difficult for me to get days off, so time is the most crucial problem for me. For my cousin, due to the nature of her job, it’s a problem/difficult for her to get her passport, she must give her passport to the government. She doesn’t want the leader to know where she goes for a trip . We want to go to Japan or Korea because they are close to China. The visa policy has probably changed since last year for visa, if I graduated from university, I could apply for a Japanese visa.

I have a sister who has been traveling with me for many times. After we both graduated and started to work, we have a plan to travel abroad. But there were always some problems disturbing us. Five years passed, we travelled to one city at least in China every year, but we still haven’t accomplish the plan.

Revised

I have a cousin who has been traveling with me for many times. After we both graduated and started to work, we planned to travel abroad from time to time. But there were always some problems/ obstacles affecting us. In the five years, we travelled to at least one city at least in China every year, but we still haven’t travelled abroad yet.