VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

overtime: to work after the usual expected time for a job

eg. She works overtime some days of the week.

rent: to pay or receive a fixed amount of money for the use of a room, house, car, television 租用，租借；出租

eg. I rented a car for a few days.

borrow: to ask someone for something with the intention of giving it back  借

eg. He borrowed a pen from his friend before the exam.

recover: to get better from an illness

eg. It took her a long time to recover from/after her heart operation.

pharmacy: 药房

powder: 粉

documentary: 纪录片

marinade: 腌汁

eg. When I was little I love marinaded duck liver.

Grammar

seven in the half – half-past seven/seven-thirty 

drink it with water – take it with water

it’s really…. – it’s really effective 

when I first time tried to – when I first tried to… 

One of my plans is improve my English because I think it is the most important thing I need to do right now. But, I still want to put it into my plan. When my English improves, I want to learn another language. I want to learn French or Japanese. I also think the environment is very important for learning a different language.

I want to travel five countries during three years. I want to go to Iceland. I also want to Luxembourg. I heard there are royal princes there. I heard a little bit about France and it’s a dangerous place so I am a little concern.

Revised: 

One of my plans is to improve my English because I think it is the most important thing I need to do right now. But, I still want to put it into my plan. When my English improves, I want to learn another language. I want to learn French or Japanese. I also think the environment is very important for learning a different language.

I want to travel to five countries in three years. I want to go to Iceland. I also want to go to Luxembourg. I heard there is a royal family there. I heard a little bit about France and it’s a dangerous place so I am a little concern.