VIP Class Notes (Nick)

Write about your travels to the hot springs and in Suzhou.

Vocabulary

Stalactite – in a cave, a pointy piece of rock hanging from the ceiling
Stalagmite – in a cave, a pointy piece of rock coming up from the floor
e.g. These form by dripping water, usually in pairs. Eventually, the pair is united in one column.

Limestone – a rock with lots of calcium (CA) in it

Acid – p.H < 7
Base – p.H > 7

Thorn – a pointy part on a flower or other plant, like on a rose

Tolerance – your ability to stand / put up with something

Mild / Medium / Spicy / Very Spicy – 微辣，中辣，重辣，”爆辣”

Middle vs. Medium – noun vs. adjective (usually); “middle” is used in adverbial phrases
e.g. I am sitting in the middle (this describes where I am sitting)
e.g. What size do you want? How about a medium (shirt, fry, coke)

Salivate – when your mouth starts to water 流口水

Pepper – general term for fruits with a waxy skin, usually green, yellow, or red, with some with white parts and seeds inside
Bell Pepper – 青椒
Hot Pepper – any type of pepper which is spicy 辣椒

Skinny – much longer than wide; not fat
e.g. Thai peppers are skinnier than most Mexican peppers

Prefecture – 地级市

Offense / Defense – attacking or trying to score points; trying to stop an attacker or stop another team from scoring

Laces – something tying something shut, like on shoes or a baseball

Contact – when two things are touching
e.g. I don’t like basketball because there is too much contact between the players / because it is a contact sport.

Tackle – to hit someone with your whole body and bring them to the ground
e.g. Every time that someone is tackled in American football, the play stops.

Grammar

What is your tolerance for spice / spiciness?