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