VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

Vocabulary

ambivert – introvert + extrovert

I keep a travel blog

ethnic minority – aboriginal group of people

I’m used to staying/living alone because I have lived in WH for 7 years and it was a very long time so I think/guess I need my own life. My parents think/feel they also need to have their own life.

If I live alone, I think my parents will feel freer/have more freedom. They didn’t expect me to go back actually because National Day is my birthday and if I go to the United States this year then it would be the last birthday for me with them. I want to spend some time with them.

The purpose of the trip/reason for this trip is…

I will see many things with local history at local destinations. I have travelled to many places in China.

He thinks that Chinese people don’t have enough education/low educational level.

YOLO is the abbreviation of the words that you only live once. It is originated from a film star Mae west. There are two ways to understand these words in public. For the first aspect, it tells us that we have very limited time to live, so we need to seize the opportunity to do everything that we want such as taking a risk, accepting new challenges and trying our best to realize our dream. From this angle, we should step out our comfort zone, discard the stereotypes and make our life spectacular. However, some people interpret it in a nearly opposite way. In their opinion, we are mortal and have limited life in this world, so we shouldn’t take a risk but escape from trouble. We need to use up money to create enjoyment other than creating wealth. We must try our best to make ourself pleased even though we feel vacant. It is completely about hedonism.

Nevertheless, I think there is still a neutral way to interpret it. On the one hand, we need to step out our comfort zone and accept new challenges. The significance to do this is to satisfy our sense of achievement in our deep heart. We should take some risk and try something new, but we don’t make our life endanger. We could choose some different ways to get our destination, but we don’t have to be in dilemma all the time. We could be persistent but not be stubborn. In a sense, we need to be clever in our own YOLO. On the other hand, we also are humanity. We also need some comforts. We also need some time to be meaningless. Playing video games, costing a lot on what we pursue like cosmetics and shoes, travelling a lot are also the critical parts of life. We should find a balance between two aspects.

From the start of human beings, people are given different meaning. Conforming to the natural laws is printed in our genes. All of us need to eat, drink and sleep. But we did not have some tools at first, when God creates human. Therefore, we come up with some ideas to create different tools to make our life better. In ancient times, the tools could be plow, clay house, carriage and so forth. And today tools can be plane, car, many kinds of machine that help us work. Some people are pleased with current living status and use these tools to make himself happy. And the others are desiring the future life and apply what we use today to create future. The former person we call them ordinary and the latter we call them scientist. No matter what, we all find our meaning of life. There is no doubt that we have the right to choose our life. But our society needs different kinds of people and we should find our own part according to our family background and personal condition.

Revised: 

YOLO is the abbreviation of/stands for the words that “You Only Live Once”. It is originated from a film star, Mae West. It can be interpreted in two ways. For the first aspect, it tells us that we have very limited time to live, so we need to seize every opportunity we have to do such as taking risks, accepting new challenges and trying our best to realize our dreams. From this point-of-view, we should step out of our comfort zone, discard many stereotypes and make our lives spectacular. However, some people interpret it in a completely opposite way/in a polar opposite direction. In their opinion, we are mortal and have limited time in this world, so we shouldn’t take any risks but try to escape from all troubles. We need to use up money to create enjoyment other than just creating wealth. We must try our best to make ourselves satisfied/please ourselves even though we feel vacant. It is completely about hedonism.

Nevertheless, I think there is still a neutral way to interpret it. On the one hand, we need to step out of our comfort zone and accept new challenges. The significance in doing this is to satisfy our sense of achievement deep in our hearts. We should take some risks and try something new, but we don’t endanger our lives. We could choose some different ways to get to/reach our destination, but we don’t have to be in a dilemma all the time. We could be persistent but not be stubborn. In a sense, we need to be clever in our own YOLO. On the other hand, we are also human. We also need some comforts. We also need some time to be meaningless. Playing video games, spending a lot on what we pursue/our hobbies/interests like cosmetics and shoes, travelling a lot are also the critical parts of life. We should find a balance between these two aspects.

From the start of human civilisation, people are given different missions/purposes. Conforming to the natural laws is printed in our genes. All of us need to eat, drink and sleep. But, we did not have some tools at first, when God created humans. Therefore, we came up with some ideas to create different tools to make our lives better. In ancient times, the tools could be for ploughing, clay house, carriage and so forth. And today, tools can be a plane, car, many kinds of machines that help us work. Some people are pleased with their current living status and use these tools to make themselves happy. And others are desiring the future life and apply what we use today to create the future. The former person we call them the ordinary and the latter we call them the scientist. No matter what, we all find our meaning of life. There is no doubt that we have the right to choose our life. But our society needs different kinds of people and we should find our own part according to our family background and personal situation.

Essay structures:

point -> explanation -> example (detail) (1 for each argument)

point ->explanation -> point 2 -> explanation -> comparison of both points (example)