VIP Class Notes (Nick) [W]

Continue your journal! (See if you can use new vocabulary, and review the grammar points.)

Vocabulary

Nearsighted / Farsighted – can only see something close / can only see something far away
e.g. Sunny is farsighted. She needs glasses to see small things.
e.g. Nick is nearsighted. He needs glasses to see things far away.

Jujube – 红枣

Booking vs. Reservation – booking is usually for hotels, flights, ships; reservation is more for restaurants, parties
— I want to do something
Make an appointment – to reserve a time to see someone (like a doctor, a business associate, a lawyer)
— I want someone else to do something for me.

Reserve – make a reservation, get a reservation

Stand in a line – to wait in order

Crowd(s) – many people

Grammar

Hyphen – one use of the hyphen (-) is to connect two words that express only one idea
e.g. We are meat-eaters.
e.g. He is Chinese-American.

Enjoy – you can enjoy doing something, or something, but not a preposition, like “here” or “there”
e.g. We really enjoy eating here.
e.g. We really enjoy the Beijing duck in this restaurant.
— If you don’t want to say what it is you like, but some place generally, use “it”
e.g. We really enjoy it here.

Adverbs – it is clearest to put it near the verb it describes
e.g. I went yesterday to talk with my friends
Better than: I went  to talk with my friends yesterday.
— Subject + Verb + (Objects) + Adverbs

Our family had a plan to eat out and looking forward the Moon day of China. Because we are the meat man, we wanted to eat Beijing duck this time.My brother ‘s wife recommended a restaurant which is very popular for the Beijing duck, and We all expected to enjoy here.So she called the restaurant to have a table three days ago,But she got the answer from the restaurant that the restaurant couldn’t be booking at the Moon day.If we wants to and only take the lines and restaurant will send out the members card on the PM 5 Moon day, it’s a little bit inconvenient and still understand because of the festival crashes.So My brother ‘s family went-off early and got the restaurant at PM5 clock, and they were still late

Our family had a plan to eat out and we were looking forward to the Full Moon (Mooncake) day of China. Because we are the meat-eaters, we wanted to eat Beijing duck this time. My brother’s wife recommended a restaurant which is very popular for the Beijing duck, and we all expected to enjoy eating there. So she called  the restaurant three days ago to reserve a table. But, the answer she got from the restaurant was** that the restaurant couldn’t accept reservations on/during the Moon day. If we want to go we must stand in line and at 5pm that day the restaurant will give out the members cards on the PM 5 Moon day with your place in line. It’s a little bit inconvenient, but I understand that they have to do this because of the festival crowds. So my brother ‘s family went-out early and got to the restaurant at 5pm clock, but they were still late.

**OR: But, they told us that . . .