VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

90% – 一折

80% – 两折

70% – 三折

what a bargain!

insole: something you put in your shoe for comfort

silicon: 硅

round up/down: when a number is more than 5, you need to add 1 to the number before.

eg. If the number is above 5 then you have to round up.

eg. When there’s a sale, girls like to round down the price to make themselves feel better.

allowance: what you have that you can spend

eg. My weekly allowance is 200 when I was in school.

I could be in better shape/be fit enough to

allow me to qualify for buying a house

stingy: cheap, unwilling to spend money

eg. He’s really stingy with his friends so they don’t really want to invite him out.

eg. My landlord is very stingy, he refused to pay for the new fridge.

in my younger years/when I was younger

draw the line: to set a limit at something

eg. He makes jokes of everyone but telling jokes of his parents is where he draws the line.

eg. Not using anger at kids is often the best solution, but sometimes you have to draw the line.

1st/2nd/3rd tier city

live streamer/streamer: a person who livestreams

eg. I have a friend who works as a live streamer.

Grammar

a pair of shoes – both shoes on your feet

one shoe – for one only

of – coming from

This bottle is made of plastic

The table is made of wood

of – having

He is a person of honour

it’s made from plastic

It’s from the wholesale so daily time I won’t buy them from the counter, the shop. It’s so cheap so I feel I have to buy.

If you buy something and if it’s 50% discount it feels like zero.

At that time I feel if I don’t eat anything I can be slim.

I have little strange habits. I only spend as less as I can for my personal expense. If I am arounding my friends I would like to spend more money.

Revised: 

it’s made of plastic

It’s from the wholesale so normally/usually, I won’t buy them from the store/shop. It’s so cheap/It’s such a bargain so I feel I have to/must buy.

If you buy something and it has a 50% discount, it feels like it costs nothing.  

At that time I believed that if I don’t eat anything I will become slim.

I have a few strange habits. I spend as little as possible for myself. If I am around my friends I will want to spend more money.