VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/W/R]

Grammar

I wait him–> I wait for him

Vocabulary

1.congee= 粥
ex: my cat made his own congee.

2. vet (noun)= doctor for animals兽医
ex: I took my dog and cat to see the vet.

3. to have a soft spot for XX= 对XX情有独钟
ex: I have a soft spot for little babies,I smile when I see them.
ex: I have a soft spot for MDC nuggets, I eat them every time I eat Mcd.

4. spot (noun)=位置
ex: Sorry that’s not your spot, that’s my spot. 
ex: you will always have a spot in my heart. 

5. belly 肚腩/tummy= 肚肚
ex: Most men over 30 will have a big belly.
ex: little kids always say “my tummy hurts”.

6. cramp (noun)= 痉挛
ex: if you exercise after you eat, you will have a cramp.
ex: In PE class, if we have a cramp during running, we need to raise the opposite arm.

7. cram (verb) = 填满 塞满
ex: The room is crammed with her shoes.
ex: The Bund is always crammed with tourists.

8. cat litter= 猫砂
ex: my storage room is crammed with cat litter.

9. expire (verb)=  过期
ex: I can’t stock up cat food because it will expire soon.
ex: my milk expired for one day, I don’t know if I can still drink it.

10. light/ fair/ pale苍白: to describe someone who is “white” 
ex: her skin is super light, she said she used milk to wash her face.
ex: Lily are you feeling ok? You look a little pale.
ex: I use sunscreen everyday so I could be light.

11. dark/ tanned: to describe someone who is “black
ex: I got tanned in Hawaii! I need to drink more lemon water.

12. clog (verb)= 堵塞
ex: the sweats and the sunscreen clogged my pores 毛孔, so my skin condition wasn’t well.

Speaking exercise

Yesterday I took my dog and cat to a annual physical examination. There was everything ok with my dog, but the doctor said my cat is too fat. My cat is too fat for average, the doctor said I must control how much my cat eats. Before that, I give my cat a full cup of food every morning, every evening. Yesterday evening, I gave my cat 1/4 cup. This morning I wake up, my cat meow meow all beside. He followed me everywhere. I looked his bowl, he turned over his bowl of water into his bowl of food. His food is like a bowl of congee. I think it’s too cruel, I gave him a little bit more this morning. I hope my cat can be thinner and health.

Revised

Yesterday I took my dog and cat to an annual physical examination. Everything was ok with my dog, but the vet said my cat is too fat. My cat is above average, the doctor said I must control how much my cat eats. Before that, I give my cat a full cup of food every morning and evening. Yesterday evening, I gave my cat 1/4 cup. This morning when I woke up, my cat purred for the whole morning. He followed me everywhere. I looked at his bowl, he flipped his bowl of water into his bowl of food. His food is like a bowl of congee. I think it’s too cruel, I gave him a little bit more this morning. I hope my cat can be thinner and healthy.

Reading

Feifei : Rob,you know it’s rude to talk and eat right?

Rob: Sorry, sorry! It’s just somebody left these doughnuts here and I had to eat them – I have a soft spot for doughnuts.

Feifei: can’t you just wait?

Rob: No, sorry, I can’t. Oh, is that chocolate I can see in your bag? You couldn’t spare a few chunks, could you? I have a soft spot for chocolate as well.

Feifei: I won’t share my chocolate with you. But can I assume a ‘soft spot’ refers to your large and soft belly you have as a result of eating too many sweet things?

Rob: How dare you! Having a soft spot doesn’t mean having a fat belly – not that I have one anyway. If you have a soft spot for something, it means you have the feeling of really liking something or someone.

Feifei: Right. 原来,表达 “have a soft spot for someone or something” 的意思是 “十分喜爱某人或某物”。And it’s quite a strong feeling.

Rob: It is. When you have a soft spot for someone it means you have a lot of affection for them. Is there anyone you have a soft spot for, Feifei?

Feifei:Hmm. At the moment, I just have a soft spot for some examples!

Examples
He always had a soft spot for the woman in accounts – and guess what? Now they’re getting married!

She has a soft spot for designer shoes. Her cupboard is crammed with hundreds of pairs. Some of them she’s never even worn!

She’s got a soft spot for her English teacher and keeps buying him presents, and she’s always the first to turn up for his lessons.

Writing exercise

Raising a puppy was not as wonderful as I thought before. I bought my dog 2 years ago, at that time he was a 4-month-puppy who didn’t know where to go to the toilet, and he was too to walk outside. Thus, I had to teach him how to go to the toilet. Every time,my dog finished his meal, I need stand by until he pee or poo, than I must put him on his toilt ASAP. After that, I should praise and reward him, which gave him a signal meant he did the right thing. Once I waitted him for over 2 hours, during these time, I was really helpless. Fortunately, he learned in 2 weeks.

Revised

Raising a puppy is not as wonderful as I imagined. I bought my dog 2 years ago, at that time he was a 4-month-puppy who didn’t know where to go for the toilet, and he was too young to walk outside. Thus, I had to teach him how to go to the toilet. Every time,my dog finishes his meal, I need to stand by until he pee or poo, then I must put him on his toilet/training mat ASAP. After that, I should praise and reward him, which gives him a signal that he did the right thing. Once I waited for him for over 2 hours, during these time, I was really helpless. Fortunately, he learned in 2 weeks.