VIP Class Notes (Nick) [W]

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Vocabulary

Harrowing – painful, difficult, very scary, dangerous
e.g. This was a harrowing diving experience.

Synonym – a word similar to another in meaning

Traumatic – an emotional scar, something you remember forever because of the pain it caused
e.g. It was traumatic to lose my brother.

Tongue-Twister – something difficult to say, often a phrase designed to be difficult to say
e.g. This word is really a tongue-twister.
e.g. Try to say this tongue-twister: Sally sells seashells by the seashore; unique New York; how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Tie/untie

Trip vs. Travels – trip is one time away from home and back, more specific; travels is more general, that something happened during a time when you were traveling, travels are made of different trips
e.g. During my travels in Southwest China, we did a trip from Chengdu to Emei Mountain.

Live video streaming – when you do something live online

Digital / Virtual – existing in a computer; virtual is not part of reality, made up
e.g. This is a digital clock (electronic)
e.g. Many games have their own virtual reality.

Old-Fashioned – someone who likes to do things in old or outdated ways
e.g. His way of speaking is very old-fashioned. He sounds like he’s from the 1950’s.

Antique Shop – a place that sells lots of old things; not usually for people
e.g. In the antique shop, I found a nice watch from 1930.
— If you describe a person as antique, it means that they are no longer of any use (useless).

Privilege – when someone treats you better than they treat others; when you have more things than someone else because of your family
e.g. The bus systems privileges old people by giving them cheaper tickets and better seats.
e.g. He has great family privilege, because his parents are rich and have great connections in important places.

Grammar

My tongue is very struggling – my tongue is really struggling / my tongue really struggles to say this

We don’t have enough budget – We don’t have enough money / our budget is limited / our budget isn’t big enough / it doesn’t fit in our budget
— Budget is a plan, not a resource; it limits how you can use your resources, and in this way it sort of has a “size.”
e.g. Our budget for this trip, is Y10,000 (the limit is)

Pronunciation

Synonym – sin – o – nim

When I sat down and opened my notebook, it was quite sad that I found out my college life was too flat, and I couldn’t think of any crazy things. So i would like to share an unforgettable accident happened during my travel in early spring.

In March, i went to Phuket Island to learn dive with my friends. After the training in the pool on the first day, we were heading to the real sea. With a 5 hour- trip on the boat, we arrived at the diving spot near the Raya island. The scenery was breathtaking, you could even see the colorful fishes in 2-meter depth under the sea. Quickly putting on the diving equipment and the suit, I was eager to jump into the water. Everything went smoothly, i floated on the sea for a while, and then started to dive inch by inch. Later, my ears began buzzing, although feeling uncomfortable, I decided to ignore it and continue getting deeper, for it is normal because of the pressure under the sea.

When landing on the sea floor, we began practicing basic skills and mocking dangerous situations. One practice was taking off the goggles, cleaning it and putting them on. That’s scaring for me because without goggle means your nose is out of protection. If you accidentally breath with your nose, you will inhale or choke water into it, which is painful. So I was supposed to breath with mouth under water. During my practice before, I always held my breath while doing these sequential actions. However, with the uncomfortable ears, i was extremely scared and began shaking when taking off the goggles. As expected, out of instinct, I breathed with my nose, and I choked with water. The sudden pain triggered me to flee from the sea, so without adieu, I kept kicking my legs and diving up. But the coach dragged my panic feet and pointed the place above my head. There was a boat about to leave with the propellers spinning fast. I was too shocked to move, the coach used his body language telling me to calm down and get back to the sea floor. After we back on the boat, the coach with a very serious tone, told me that I should never ever diving up without checking the environment, and I could be dead if he hadn’t dragged me.

In the following 2 days, although I overcame the difficulties and get my diving certificate, but I still not dare to dive without assistance.

When I sat down and opened my notebook, I was quite sad to find out that my college life was too boring, and I couldn’t think of any crazy things. So, instead, I would like to share a harrowing accident that happened during my travels in early spring.

In March, I went to Phuket Island to learn to dive / diving with my friends. After (the) training in the pool on the first day, we were headed out to the real sea / we headed for the sea. With After a 5 hour- trip on the boat, we arrived at the diving spot near the Raya island. The scenery was breathtaking, you could even see the colorful fishes in 2-meter depth under the sea. Quickly putting on the diving equipment and the suit, I was eager to jump into the water. Everything went smoothly, I floated on the sea for a while, and then started to dive inch by inch. Later, my ears began buzzing, although feeling uncomfortable, I decided to ignore it and continue getting deeper, for it is normal because of the pressure under the sea.

When landing on the sea floor, we began practicing basic skills and mocking dangerous situations. One practice was taking off the goggles, cleaning it and putting them on. That’s scaring for me because without goggle means your nose is out of protection. If you accidentally breath with your nose, you will inhale or choke water into it, which is painful. So I was supposed to breath with mouth under water. During my practice before, I always held my breath while doing these sequential actions. However, with the uncomfortable ears, i was extremely scared and began shaking when taking off the goggles. As expected, out of instinct, I breathed with my nose, and I choked with water. The sudden pain triggered me to flee from the sea, so without adieu, I kept kicking my legs and diving up. But the coach dragged my panic feet and pointed the place above my head. There was a boat about to leave with the propellers spinning fast. I was too shocked to move, the coach used his body language telling me to calm down and get back to the sea floor. After we back on the boat, the coach with a very serious tone, told me that I should never ever diving up without checking the environment, and I could be dead if he hadn’t dragged me.

In the following 2 days, although I overcame the difficulties and get my diving certificate, but I still not dare to dive without assistance.