VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)[S]

Keep reading simple article from Vogue and steal new vocbulary words from there!

Review you speaking exercise and vocabulary. If you want you can write a short paragraph using your new vocbulary.

What is your opinion on plastic surgery?

Original

I think it’s OK if you have the budget. If you know your heart really want to be some change – you will go. If others tell you – you must be beautiful – don’t listening other people’s [opinions] words – they not actually know you. Once I was think to do some change in my face – but first I think – the body looks strong. Maybe sometimes I want to help my face look small.

Corrected

I think it’s OK if you have the budget for it. If you know within your heart that you really want to make a change – then go for it. But, if others are pressuring you to make a change – then you shouldn’t listen to their opinions – especially if they don’t really know you. There was a time when I thought about making some changes to my face – but first I thought – maybe I will make my body stronger instead. Maybe there are times when I would like my face to look thinner/smaller.

Grammar

if you have many budget / if you have a big budget

Pronunciation

woman vs. women / WUH-MIN / WIH-MIN

stepped / STEPP-ED/ STEPT

wardrobe

Vocabulary

wardrobe / 衣柜

bold / 大胆

publicist / 公关

good taste v. bad taste / what is your preference – what do you think is in style or “in vogue”

was spotted / was seen

e.g. I spotted Cida walking down the street.

Blazer / a jacket – a dress jacket but it doesn’t need matching pants

e.g. Suit jackets usually have matching pants, but blazers don’t.

button-up / this is a shirt with buttons that button-up to your neck

e.g. Cida was spotted in Jingan wearing a yellow button-up.

aesthetic / 美学 / but this word most closely means “style” or a feeling that something gives you

e.g. Kanye has a very unique aesthetic that includes his fashion, his behavior, his music.

turtle neck / this is another shirt with a long neck that covers your whole neck up to your chin

bronze-hued / bronze is a color like gold / a hue = a shade of color or another word for color

scuffed / 擦伤 scratched or looks a little dirty

e.g. She was wearing scuffed vintage sneakers.

e.g. She scuffed her shoes while walking.

resembled / to look like something similar

e.g. Cida resembles her mother.

this is something that I’m into / this is something that I like

e.g. Oh did you meet that boy for coffee? Yes, he’s really into me.

body building / 健美

e.g. Women who are into/who like body building have very strong bodies/figures.

e.g. Body builders have strong figures.