VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)[W]

Homework

Why did you choose to play piano?

Writing exercise

Jade,which is also named nephrite in mineralogy ,produce from Xinjiang,Qinghai,Russia and Korea.However,the best quality Jade comes from Hetian country, Xinjiang Province.With demand on the rise and a lot of mining,jade resources are becoming less and less.There is an old saying,”when a thing is rare,it becomes precious”.Therefore, the price of jade is getting higher and higher,especially good resources,which even more have a price but no sales.
Except division of origin,jade is also divided into mountain and river materials according to the geology source.And the quality of river materials which is formed by hundreds or even thousands of years of erosion of the yulong kashgar river,is the best.
Throughout Chinese history,jade has always been favored by refined scholars and bureaucratic nobles,and also been as the token of love.And jade has been played an important role in Chinese traditional culture.People carved patterns on them,such as dragon design,phoenix design,which is symbol of power,nolbility and good luck,and so on .In addition to this,on a deeper level,jade has been endowed with the thought of ritual.As a word saying,”when a man in Peter Yu”.
Therefore,no matter how times change,jade is a kind of expression form in Chinese culture,and they are inseparable.

Corrected

Jade,which is also named nephrite in mineralogy, is produced in / is found in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Russia and Korea. However,the highest quality jade comes from Hetian county, Xinjiang Province. With demand on the rise and a lot of mining, jade resources are becoming less and less / decreasing. There is an old saying, “when a thing is rare, it becomes precious”. Therefore, the price of jade is getting higher and higher / increasing, especially for high quality jade, which is so expensive that no one can afford it.

Besides where it originates from / its origin, jade is also divided into mountain and river materials according to the geology source; and the quality of river materials which is formed by hundreds or even thousands of years of erosion along the yulong kashgar river, this is the best.

Throughout Chinese history,jade has always been favored by refined scholars and bureaucratic nobles,and also been considered / thought of as a token of love.And jade has been played an important role in Chinese traditional culture.People carved patterns on them,such as dragon designs,phoenix designs,which are symbols of power, nolbility and good luck..In addition to this,on a deeper level,jade has been endowed with the thought of ritual. As a word saying,”when a man in Peter Yu”. Therefore, no matter how times change,jade will always be an expression of Chinese culture; they are inseparable.

Vocabulary

claims – 理赔
e.g. My sister works in the claims department.

high school sweethearts – we met in high school and we are married today
e.g. Your sister and brother-in-law are high school sweethearts.

relatives – 亲戚
e.g. I went to lunch with some relatives.
e.g. I went to lunch with some family members.

honeymoon – 蜜月
e.g. My brother and sister enjoyed their honeymoon.
e.g. They went on a honeymoon to Japan!

prerequisites – 前提条件
e.g. The prerequisites for getting married are: have a home, have

give the parents some safety / [peace of mind] – 放心
e.g. If the kids have a home, the parents will have peace of mind.

clip – 夹子

adjustable – 可调节的

the first grade in my univeristy
my freshman year of university

first year – freshman year
second year – sophomore year
third year – junior year
fourth year – senior year

break up – broke up -分手
e.g. We broke up 3 years ago.

inspired – 启发
e.g. He inspired me.
e.g. I felt inspired!
e.g. I felt amazing inspiration and came up with new ideas!

application – applicant – 申请

Grammar

and you needn’t
and you don’t have to

I needn’t cost money for it
I didn’t have to pay for it

the two next days
the next two days

From I was 19 years old
From when I was 19 years old
Since I was 19 years old
Since I started playing piano I got better!

They are together for 11 years
They have been together for 11 years

3 years of high school

9 AM he went my home
at 9 AM he came to my home
come here
went there
I went to Beijing
I came to Shanghai

they spent their self money
they spent their own money

our school give some chance
our school provided opportunities

applicant it my idea
so I applied my idea
you were the applicant
I gave them my application