VIP Class Notes (Nick) [S]

Was it difficult to come back to Shanghai from Paris?

Vocabulary

Stay vs. Live – to “stay” somewhere is to be there for just some time; “live” is where you are for long time, where you have a home

In fashion – to be popular now
e.g. This type of jacket is in fashion (lots of people think it looks good)

At first – something that you did at the beginning, but then something changes; at first . . . but then . . .
e.g. At first I liked math, but then I started to like reading better.

Collaborate – when some people work together to do something that they couldn’t do alone, usually artistic; to create something in a group
e.g. We wanted to collaborate with another studio to produce things in a new style.

Cooperate – to agree to do something, and not to try to stop it; to help
e.g. When the police came to ask questions, we cooperated (we didn’t try to stop them).

See vs. Look at – “see” is just to notice something with your eyes
e.g. I see a dog.
— “Look at” is more about attention; it can also be to check something
e.g. I need to go look at the car to make sure it is ok (like “check”)

Representative – someone who speaks for a company, or a group
e.g. I have to send the measurements for the models to the company representative so that they can make them for the photo shoot.

Tailor – someone who makes clothes
e.g. I went to a tailor to get my pants made smaller.

Foreman – someone who controls the work in a factory

Bed sheet – a blanket for warm weather; something to go on the bed 床单

Outfit – one set of clothes, a look
e.g. When I was a kid, my Mom would put my outfit for the day on my chair.

Tip – when someone pays you extra for doing a good job
e.g. At the moving company, for a big move we always hoped for a good tip.
e.g. If the photoshoot goes well, the companies often give us some clothes as a tip.

Grammar

I have been stay in Paris – I have been living in Paris / I lived in Paris

It’s a city the most in fashion – It’s an important city for fashion / in the fashion world

The city is more comfortable for live – more comfortable / more comfortable to live in

We didn’t know too much – very well
— “Much” is for information here

Before the year I went to Paris, one year before. I knew a photographer, he is my classmate when I learned French. So at first I worked (walked) with him, and then he introduced me to other producer and photographers, so I could work with different people.

I started studying French before the year I went to Paris, one year before. I knew a photographer, a classmate, and we took French together  he is my classmate when I learned French. So at first I had worked with him before, and then he introduced me to other producers and photographers, so I could work with different people as well.

Pronunciation

Walked vs. Worked
— The first is an “aw”
— The second is an “er”