VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

Reading “Cleopatra”

radio – you can listen to the news, music, a programme on radio

ex. Every morning, my dad will listen to the radio on the way to work.

Vocabulary

pill – hard medicine

cough syrup – liquid medicine

ex. Cough syrup is usually sweet.

Chinese medicine – 中药

tale medicine/pills – to put medicine into your body

spicy – 辣

once every 2 days/n0 of times every day/week/month/year

mystery – something not known to people because it has not been explained yet

ex. The book is about the mysteries of different people.

ex. There’s a lot about the world’s history that is still a mystery.

truth – an idea or fact that is real

ex. He found it difficult to believe the truth.

dynasty – a period of time when a country is ruled by a few rules from the same family 朝代

ex. There are many dynasties in Chinese history.

dig – use a tool or machine to move soil 挖

ex. The kids love digging in the garden.

guess – to give an answer to a question even though you don’t really know the real answer

ex. I don’t know the answer to the last question so I had to guess.

ex. Take a guess if you don’t know the answer.

841 B.C – before 0 A.D years

coin – round metal money

banknotes – paper money

pyramid – famous giant buildings from Egypt

Some medicines get for children maybe is sweet. But some Chinese medicine is maybe very bitter and spicy. I eat a Chinese medicine at 2014 and it is very spicy.

Some medicine get for children maybe is usually sweet. But some Chinese medicine is very bitter and spicy. I took some Chinese medicine in 2014 and it is very spicy.

It’s usually sweet.

I got sick last month. Maybe six months I have sick.

I got sick last month. I usually get sick once every six months.

People just guess it have a Xia dynasty.

People/Historians just guess whether there is a Xia dynasty.