VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

laid-back: relaxed 轻松的,悠闲的,不着急的

eg. People living in this town are very laid-back.

eg. He is always so laid-back even during stressful times.

architecture: the style in which buildings are made 建筑风格

unique: 独特的

eg. The buildings in this city have a unique style.

attractive: very pleasing in appearance or sound 有魅力,漂亮的

eg. Most people find her to be attractive.

eg. Brands use attractive colours to encourage people to buy their products.

flood: 淹水

eg. He left the bath running and flooded the bathroom.

damage: harm or injury 损坏;伤害

eg. The building was damaged by the earthquake.

preserved: to keep something as it is 保护,维护

eg. The palace is well-preserved for a building that is 1000 years old.

eg. We want to preserve the environment to protect the animals living there.

line up/queue: line of people waiting for something 排队

eg. You should line up if you want to buy the tickets.

eg. There was a long queue of traffic stretching down the road.

eg. Are you in the queue for tickets?

get on: to go onto a bus, train, aircraft, or boat 上(车、飞机、船等)

eg. The old woman had difficulty getting on to the bus.

Grammar

splidid – splendid 

Speaking exercise

I prepared for my exams for more than three months and I start looking for the job last time. I have a rest for a long time and I think I relaxed for a long time. I went to someplace to take a trip so this year I went to different places. I just feel the scenery is very beautiful. There are a good place to live. WZ is a small and quiet place with old buildings. I think place have their specific interest things. Each place is unique and attractive. For example, The Palace Museum, the architecture is about the ancient power. I think it is very splendid. It is very big place. You can walk one day if you walk around the place. It is very ver big. The building is designed in the Ming dynasty. The building will not flood with water when it rains. No matter, how heavy the rain is, it will never have this problem. The road in Forbidden City, each corner is made of expensive materials. Its details and corners, are very specific.

Some place you can come in the house, in the room. Other place, it is limited. It is always busy with a lot of people. It is best to go early in the morning or early in the afternoon.

Revised: 

I prepared for my exams for more than three months and I started looking for a job last month. I took a rest/break for a long time and I think I have relaxed enough. I went to someplace to take a trip so this year I went to several places. I just feel the scenery is very beautiful. They are good places to live in. WZ is a small and quiet place with old buildings. I think different places have a unique appeal . Each place is unique and attractive. For example, the architecture of the Palace Museum, is ancient and spectacular. It is a very big place. You can spend one day if you walk around the place. It is very very big. The building was designed in the Ming dynasty. The building will not flood with water when it rains, no matter how heavy the rain is, it will never have this problem. The road in the Forbidden City has corners made of expensive materials. Its details and corners are specifically carved.

Some places, you can walk into the house and visit the rooms. Other places, it is limited to the yard. It is always busy with a lot of people. It is best to go early in the morning or early in the afternoon.