VIP Class Notes (Nemo) [S]

Homework


Write a story about the parade in Beijing

Writing exercise

A thirsty Crow

It’s a hot and dry day, there’s a crow fly in the sky, and the crow said: “I’m so thirsty, I want some water!”
The crow fly into the tree, he see a bottle of water, the crow is happy. He fly and want to drink the water, but the bottle is long and thin, the crow doesn’t drink the water.
He see some pebble by the bottle, the crow has an idea. He put the pebble into the bottle, now he can drink the water. The crow is happy.

The End

It’s a hot and dry day, there was a crow flying in the sky, and the crow thought: “I’m so thirsty, I want some water!”
The crow fly into the tree, he saw a bottle of water, the crow was happy. He flew and wanted to drink the water, but the bottle was long and thin, the crow cannot drink the water.
He saw some pebbles by/next to the bottle, the crow had/got an idea. He put the pebble into the bottle, now he could drink the water. The crow was happy.

Vocabulary

Parade-阅兵

thief (n): a person who steals
小偷,贼
E.g.: The art gallery was broken into last night, and the thieves got away with two valuable paintings.
艺术馆昨晚遭入室盗窃,被偷走了两幅珍贵的画。

try sth on (v): to put on a piece of clothing to discover if it fits you or if you like it
试穿;试戴
E.g.: Try on the shoes to see if they fit.
试试那双鞋子看合不合适。
E.g.: What a gorgeous dress – why don’t you try it on for size (= to discover whether it fits)?
多漂亮的裙子啊——你为什么不穿上试试呢?

fitting room (n): a room or area in a shop where you can put on clothes to check that they fit before you buy them
(商店的)试衣间,试衣区

by the time到…的时候
E.g.: It was dark by the time she got home.-她回到家时天已经黑了。
E.g.: By the time we got back from dinner, Nona was already in bed我们吃完饭回来时,诺娜已经睡下了。

jewelry (n): decorative objects worn on your clothes or body that are usually made from valuable metals, such as gold and silver, and precious stones
(总称)珠宝,首饰
E.g.: a jewelry box
首饰盒
E.g.: a piece of gold/silver jewelry
一件金/银首饰

shut sb/sth in (sth)
to prevent someone or something from leaving a place, usually by closing or fastening a door or gate
(为防止逃脱而)把…关起来,把…关在…里
E.g.: The cat was shut in the garage all night.
猫在车库里被关了一整夜。
E.g.: He was so upset that he shut himself in his bedroom and refused to come out.
他难过得把自己关在卧室里,不肯出来。

closet (n): a cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes
(尤指放衣服的)壁橱,壁柜,储藏室
E.g.: a bedroom/linen/storage closet
卧室壁橱/家庭日用织品柜橱/储藏室

Speaking exercise

One day Mr Bean walked and saw some coat and shorts. He walk into the shop and to buy the coat and the shorts. He went to the fitting room and try on the new coat and shorts. Mr Bean is so last to try on a new clothes. When he to try the new clothes the shop is closed and Mr Bean couldn’t open the shop door. he listen a thief walk to the shop. Mr Bean saw the  thief, he shut the thief in a closet. The next morning police go into the shop and think that Mr Bean is  thief. Mr Bean open the book shelf and he said, this is a thief. The shop boss thank Mr Bean and say “You can for free take the anything you want” and Mr Bean take the coat and the shorts

One day Mr Bean was walking and saw some coat and shorts. He walked into the shop in order to buy the coat and the shorts. He went to the fitting room to try on the new coat and shorts. Mr Bean was very slow trying on a new clothes. By the time he left the fitting room the shop was closed and Mr Bean couldn’t open the shop’s door. he heard a thief who walked in to the shop. Mr Bean saw the  thief, he shut the thief in a closet. The next morning police came into the shop and thought that Mr Bean is  a thief. Mr Bean opened the closet and he said, this is a thief. The boss thanked Mr Bean and said “You can take for free the anything you want” and Mr Bean took the coat and the shorts