VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

I concluded that
我的结论是

conclude (v): to judge or decide something after thinking carefully about it
断定；决定；推断出；作出（结论）
E.g.: The jury concluded from the evidence that the defendant was innocent.
陪审团依据证据判裁决告无罪。
E.g.: The discussions continued late into the night, but nothing was concluded.
一直谈到深夜，可是没有作出任何决定。

I came to the conclusion that
我的结论是

conclusion (n): the opinion you have after considering all the information about something
结论；论断；推断
E.g.: Did you come to/reach/draw any conclusions at the meeting this morning?
今天上午的会议上你们有没有作出什么决定？
E.g.: At first I thought he was a bit shy, but I’ve come to the conclusion that he’s simply unfriendly!
起初我以为他有点害羞，可是后来我断定他就是不友好！

I decided to take a break….
我决定休息一下
I decided to pause ….

with a faster train, it would take me around 39 hours to get to my hometown and with a slower train it would take me around 45 hours
乘快车到我的家乡大约需要39个小时，乘慢车大约需要45个小时

relative (n): a member of your family
亲戚，亲属
E.g.: I don’t have many blood relatives (= people related to me by birth rather than by marriage).
我没有几个有血缘关系的亲戚。
E.g.: All her close/distant relatives came to the wedding.
她所有的近亲／远亲都来参加她的婚礼了。

cousin  (n)a child of a person’s aunt or uncle, or, more generally, a distant (= not close) relation
堂（或表）兄弟；堂（或表）姐妹；远房亲戚
E.g.: My brother’s wife and I both had babies around the same time, so the cousins are very close in age.
我嫂子和我差不多同时生了孩子，因此这对表兄妹年纪相仿。
E.g.: Many of our distant cousins, whom we hadn’t seen for years, came to my sister’s wedding.
我们家许多多年未见的远房亲戚赶来参加姐姐的婚礼。

spoonful (n): an amount held in a particular spoon
一匙（的量）
E.g.: a spoonful of mustard
一匙芥末
E.g.: Three spoonfuls of sugar

New year’s Eve-除夕夜

Christmas Eve

eve=evening

eve (n): 尤指宗教节假日的）前夜，前夕
the day or evening before an event, especially a religious festival or holiday
E.g.: Christmas E.g.: (= 24 December)
圣诞前夕（12月24日）
E.g.: a New Year’s Eve party (= on 31 December)
除夕晚会
E.g.: on the eve of the election
在选举前夕

The Chinese new year’s Eve-大年三十

My grandmother is Sichuanese =My grandmother is from Sichuan

Grammar

made BY hand
made from/of rice