VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/W]

Vocabulary

1.yucky= 恶心的 很烂的
ex: I don’t like to cook because it tastes yucky.
ex: 2019 was a yucky year for me, nothing good happened.

2.flooded= 爆多人 人山人海
ex: Shanghai would be flooded with people if everyone could enjoy the same benefits.
ex: The Bund would be flooded with tourists during holidays.

Speaking exercise

Shanghai Residence
I was born in HuNan province, I went to the university in Suzhou. After my graduation from the university, I came to Shanghai to look for a job. It is very hard for a non-local people to get Shanghai residence. There are many strict rules that require you to reach the threshold. You need to twice than the average tax level constantly for 3 years, plus other condition, and you can wait for a year to get the Shanghai residence. Now my husband and my children have already got their Shanghai residence, I am asking my company to deal with this for me. Luckily, if everything goes well, I might get my Shanghai Residence next June.

For other people, if they don’t get SH residence, their children cannot go to public school. They need to go back to their hometown to take the university entrance exam when they are 18. Shanghai is such an international city, I think it’s unfair for non-local people to live in this city. We pay the same tax, we are also making economic contribution to this city.

Revised

Shanghai Residence
I was born in HuNan province, I went to university in Suzhou. After I graduated from the university, I came to Shanghai to look for a job. It is very hard for a non-local person to obtain the Shanghai residence. There are many conditions that you must satisfy in order reach the threshold. You need to pay double than the twice than the average tax level constantly for 3 years, if you meet the conditions, plus other condition, and you can wait for a year to get the Shanghai residence. Now my husband and my children have already got their Shanghai residence, I am asking my company to deal with/handle this for me. Luckily, if everything goes well, I might get my Shanghai Residence next June.

For other people, if they don’t get the SH residence, their children cannot go to public school. They need to go back to their hometown to take the university entrance exam when they turn 18. Shanghai is such an international city, I think it’s unfair for non-local people to live in this city. We pay the same tax, we are also making economic contribution to this city.

Writing exercise

How would you react if you hear something bad happened?

1, about abortion
A: I am so excited to have a baby, but I just had an abortion one week ago.
B: I feel sorry for you. You will have another baby very soon.

2, about disease
A: I have 14-month-old boy who is very cute. But I was told by the doctor that my boy has down’s syndrome at the day when he was born. It takes much longer for him to learn new stuff even if it’s just one simple move for a normal baby.
B: Poor baby. But he is very lucky to have a loved mom.

3, about death
A: My XXX just died, and now I feel devastated.
B: I am sorry to hear this.

4, about failure
A: My business just failed. I put my blood into it but now I have to face the bankruptcy of my company.
B: Cheer up! I will always by your side if you need any help.

5, about break-up
A: I loved the man so much and I even wished I could have 3 babies with him. However, he cheated on me so I decided to break up with him.
B: My poor friend, you deserve a better man.

Revised

How would you react if you hear something bad happened?

1, about abortion
A: I was so excited to have a baby, but I just had an abortion one week ago.
B: I’m sorry to hear that/ Are you feeling ok?/ Is everything alright? / Is there anything I can do?/I’m here if you need me/ Your angel will be back when she’s ready. 

2, about disease
A: I have 14-month-old boy who is very cute. But I was told by the doctor that my boy has down’s syndrome on the day that he was born. It takes much longer for him to learn new stuff even if it’s just one simple move for a normal baby.
B: Poor baby. But he is very lucky to have a loving mom.

3, about death
A: My XXX just died, and now I feel devastated.
B: I’m so sorry. 我很遗憾 XXX went to a peaceful place and XXX will be happy there. Please take care of yourself so XX doesn’t worry. 

4, about failure
A: My business just failed. I put my heart into it but now I have to face the bankruptcy of my company.
B: Cheer up! I will always be by your side if you need any help. It’s never too late to start over, this is a valuable lesson. 

5, about break-up
A: I loved the man so much and I even wished I could have 3 babies with him. However, he cheated on me so I decided to break up with him.
B: My poor friend, you deserve a better man. What goes around comes around, he’ll get his karma.