VIP Class Notes (Nick)
Homework
Who did you go to pay your respects to in Japan? Why?
Vocabulary
Face (verb) – to point your body in some direction
e.g. According to fengshui, you cannot sit with your body facing the door, or troubles will come unceasingly.
Cease – to stop
Unceasingly – without ever stopping
Expire – to not be any good anymore; to die
e.g. Can we eat this now? It seems that it’s already expired.
e.g. The coupon will expire on June 13th.
Memorize – to know something without reference to any materials
Memorialize – to do something to celebrate a person’s good deeds or sacrifice
Statue – something made in the shape of an important person
e.g. The purpose of statues is to give birds a convenient place to rest.
Pay your respect(s) – (with respect) it means to go show your admiration, usually for a great person;
Bow – to bend your body, usually at the back or waist, to show respect
Anxiety – to be nervous, to worry
the Rest – what remains, what is left, the extra part
e.g. Are you going to eat the rest of your ice cream, or can I have it?
Go well – 顺利
Else – another thing
e.g. I don’t like that shirt. Go find something else.
e.g. He stinks. Go find someone else.
e.g. Do what I say, or else! (否则)
Grammar
On November of last year – in
They give me a deadline – gave
We shouldn’t book it before June 13th vs. We can’t book until June 13th vs. We have to book before June 13th
— The first means I have a reason why I don’t want to do it until after that date (weather, work plans, etc.)
— The coupon is only good after this date.
— The coupon will expire on this date.
One of my big problems – one of my biggest problems
My problem is not the same with you – not the same as yours
— “As” is for comparison
— You are not really comparing me and you, but our problems, so you should use “yours”
In there – only say this if you really mean that something is inside of something else (like a desk in a room, for example)
Different with – different from
Similar with – similar to
It means something you haven’t to do but must to do – done / must do
He is the person who we saw today = He is the person we saw today
Trucks carry many of the things that / which we buy and use each day = trucks carry many of the thing we buy and use each day
— Often, you can take out the connecting piece in a sentence like these
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