VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Born (v)出生
Where were you born?
I’m Shanghainese but I was born in Hong Kong.
I was born in 2009.
I was born on September 22, 2009.

When were you born?
I was born on September 22, 2009.

Those are both past tense verbs, because they talk about an event that happened in 2009.

When is your birthday?
I was born on September 22.

I’m from mainland (大陆）China

second prize-二等奖

Win (v)赢 to achieve first position and/or get a prize in a competition, election, fight…

I won second place in a piano competition
I got／won second prize in a piano competition

He won (the) second prize in the contest. There’s (usually) only one second prize and that why we don’t have to use THE

Who’s winning?
谁会取胜？

Trophy (n)a prize- a gold or silver cup, that is given to the winner of a competition or race
奖杯
E.g.： He’s an excellent runner, but he’s never won a major trophy.

major-important

award (n): 1-a prize or an amount of money that is given to someone following an official decision
奖；奖项；奖金；奖品

to win/receive/get an award for sth
因某事赢得 / 得到 / 获得奖项

Take place-发生，举行
The competition took place in Suzhou
The meeting will take place on April 29th.