VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

Homework

Write a story about Huangshan trip

Vocabulary

陕西省西安-Xi’an, Shaanxi Province
Province -省

trip (n):a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again
(通常指短途的)旅行,行程
E.g.: The trip from Shanghai to Hangzhou takes about an hour by train.
E.g.: We’re going on a trip to Norway this summer.
我们今年夏天去挪威旅行。

travel (v):to make a journey, usually over a long distance(通常指长途)旅行
E.g.: Between school and university, she spent a year traveling, mostly in Africa and Asia.
中学毕业后,她在上大学以前花了1年时间旅行,主要是在非洲和亚洲。
E.g.: I travel to work by train.
我乘火车上班。

degree-度
E.g.:In Xian was very hot, the temperature was around 40 degrees

narrow (adj):having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length
(尤指与长度相比)狭窄的
E.g.:a narrow bridge/passage/gap
狭窄的桥梁/通道/缝隙
E.g.:a narrow face
瘦长的脸
E.g.:narrow feet
瘦脚
E.g.:The little village has very narrow streets.
小村子里的街道很窄。

wide (Adj):having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; not narrow宽的;宽阔的;宽广的
E.g.: a wide river/road/gap/foot
宽阔的河流/道路/巨大的裂口/大脚

historical artifacts-历史文物

大约-about, around-a little more or less than the stated number or amount
大约,大概,左右
E.g.: about six feet tall
高约6英尺
E.g.: about two months ago
大约两个月前
E.g.: “What time are you leaving work today?” “About five.”
“你今天什么时候下班?”“5点左右。”

罐子-Jar

It’s a little bit sour-有点酸
酸的-sour

肉夹馍 Chinese hamburger

Terracotta Army-兵马俑

华清宫

Huaqing Palace

宫-palace,a large house that is the official home of a king, queen, or other person of high social rank
宫殿
E.g.: a royal/presidential palace
王宫/总统官邸
E.g.: Buckingham Palace is open to the public.
金汉宫向公众开放白。

emperor-皇帝
Empire-帝国

到达-arrive

arrive (v):to reach a place, especially at the end of a journey
到达,抵达(尤指到达旅途的终点);到来;来临
E.g.: What time will your train arrive?
你坐的火车什么时候到?
E.g.: It was dark by the time we arrived at the station.
我们到站时,天都已经黑了。
E.g.: We arrived in Prague later that day.
我们在那天晚些时候到达布拉格。

Speaking exercise

Last week go to Xi’an, we arrived Xi’an at 8 o’clock and we eat lamb soup with bread and we go to a hotel. Tomorrow we go to Terracotta Army and to Huaqing Palace. And eating lunch I eat meat and shrimp,  the next day we went to the Shanxi museum it has many historical things, they are from three big old jars. And we ate crayfish. The next day we go to Daming Palace, it is four times bigger than Beijing palace. Daming Palace was emperor’s palace。 Now we go to Shanghai.

Last week went to Xi’an, we arrived to Xi’an at 8 o’clock and we ate lamb soup with bread and we went to a hotel. On the second day we went to see Terracotta Army and to Huaqing Palace. after that we ate lunch  I ate meat and shrimp,  the next day we went to the Shanxi museum it has many historical things, they are from three big old jars later we ate crayfish. The next day we went to Daming Palace, it is four times bigger than Beijing palace. Daming Palace was an emperor’s palace。 At the end we went back to Shanghai.