VIP Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Adult (n): 1- a big person; not a kid.
E.g.: When I was a kid, I wanted to be an adult.
E.g.: Now that I am an adult, I wish I could be a kid again.

Advice (n): 1- an opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation. 2- 忠告
E.g.: Steven gave me some good advice.
E.g.: I think I’ll take your advice (=do what you said) and buy the green dress.
E.g.: Can I give you an advice?

Europe (n): 1- 欧洲
E.g.: France and Italy are countries in Europe.

Nasa (n): 1- 美国航空航天局
E.g.: Nasa sent a spaceship to take photos of all the planets in the Solar System (太阳系).


Planets in the Solar System:

1- Mercury – 水星
2- Venus – 金星
3- Earth – 地球
4- Mars – 火星
5- Jupiter – 木星
6- Saturn – 土星
7- Uranus – 天王星
8- Neptune – 海王星

1 light year (1光年) = 9.5 trillion kilometers (9.5万亿公里)

Grammar

I am really hot because I walking there. – I am really hot because I walked here.

Pronunciation

Vacation: /vei.kei.shen/ /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Europe:  /eur.up//ˈjʊr.əp/