VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

yesterday – the day before today

yesterday night – the night before today

the border will open/the lockdown will end

day +th eg. 25th, 26th 27th… – for dates

freelance: working freely for different companies

eg. She works freelance for several famous companies.

suntan/lie in the sun/lie on the beach

bedsheets: 被单

for work/for a business trip

now is not a good time /not at the moment

accommodation: a place to live, work, stay in etc. 住处;工作场所;停留处

eg. The price includes travel and accommodation but meals are excluded.

eg. There’s accommodation on campus for 300 students.

bachelor’s/master’s/doctorate degree

undergraduate/postgraduate/PhD

horrible/awful/dreadful

unstable – for a city/country etc.

she has a very good job/she has an excellent job/her job pays well/she’s got a high income

Grammar

book an appointment/tickets/accommodation

arrange a time/set a time – with people

she has been living there for four years – she is still living there now

she moved there four years ago – she has been there for four years.

Speaking exercise

One of my best friends come to SH from HK. She will stay here for maybe one week so we already booked some time to have dinner. She is my classmates in college. She get a master in HK and worked there. She already graduated. She moved there for four years. HK is horrible recently, so she cannot work so she’s free recently. But now, she cannot go back to HK.

Her job is very good but these two years it depends on the horrible situation, it’s more and more bad. Especially in this year, she have no clients. Last month, the tickets from SH to SY is just 90 yuan.

Walk on the beach, I love. But, I don’t like to sun shower.

I remember in 2010, it’s raining for 2 months. Rain every day. At that time, it was raining every day and all of our things were wet. It includes shoes and bedsheets.

Revised: 

One of my best friends came to SH from HK. She will stay here for around/about/approximately one week so we already arranged a time/set a time to have dinner. She is my classmate in college. She studied for a master’s/did her master’s in HK and worked there. She already graduated. She moved there 4 years ago/She has been living there for four years. The situation in HK is horrible/unstable recently, so she cannot work so she’s free at the moment. But now, she cannot go back to HK.

She has a very good job/high paying job but during these two years, her work has decreased; it’s getting worse. Especially this year, she has no clients. Last month, the tickets from SH to SY is just 90 yuan.

I love walking on the beach but, I don’t like to suntan/lie on the beach. 

I remember in 2010, it’s raining every day for 2 months. At that time, it was raining every day and all of our things were wet. This includes shoes, bedsheets and so on.