VIP Class Notes (Tibo) (S)

compare Nanning and Shanghai

we met in Guangzhou and we moved to Shanghai last year. / I followed him to SH.
Guangzhou is very hot, maybe because my bf in Shanghai so I think SH better than GZ. / I may like Shanghai better because my bf is there
I stayed in GZ  for 3 years and in SH for 1 year.

Now I just want  to make money to buy a  house.
I will buy one in Nanning,  if I want to buy house in SH you first need to pay taxes for a long time
in Nanning one square meter is about 10k but in Shanghai it is 40k. It is much cheaper there.
even if I buy house in Shanghai I won’t become a Shanghainese / I won’t get the advantages that Shanghainese people get. / I won’t get the Shanghainese hukou.
after I stay in this company for 5 years I can work from home so I can go back to Nanning.
He is a game director. when there is a big event / he is an event director for games.
he seldom play games but he likes to introduce games to the audience

in GZ we lived in an apartment for young people  / youth hostel and one night I played games with my friend then he started talking to us.

Last week, I was on holiday with my boyfriend. Last Tuesday and Wednesday, we went to Guangzhou first to meet my uncles. We used to stay in Guangzhou for a long time / we are very familiar with Guangzhou so we didn’t go to any scenic spots, we played with my uncle’s children at their home.

My boyfriend and I are in a committed relationship so I went to meet his parents in Nanning on Wednesday evening.
we went to Nanning by high-speed train. I was looking forward to meeting his parents, and I was very nervous.

As soon as we arrived in Nanning last Wednesday, my boyfriend’s parents picked us up at the station. / they were waiting for us at the station. Then we went to a shopping mall to have dinner, and then we drove home.

The second day, in the morning we went to Guanyin Temple on Qingxiu Mountain to pray to Buddha to stay safe and healthy / to pray for good luck.
The air is good and the scenery is especially beautiful but it is a little hot/ but the weather was too hot.
In the afternoon we went to a shopping mall to pick out presents for his parents, we finally bought some sports shoes / in the end we bought some sports shoes.

In the evening, we ate Haidilao hotpot together. My boyfriend has a tendency to drink with his friends when he goes back/returns to Nanning, then we went to a little bar owned by my boyfriend’s friends, he drank and talked with his friends until 4am. I didn’t drink beer because of I was driving. / I seldom drink.

(on) The third day, we slept until noon. Nanning is famous for its powder so we ate some powder In the middle of the day. In the afternoon, we went to the famous snack Street in Nanning with his friends, and I ate the famous food—suanye that is made from fruits and vegetables, it tasted so delicious and sour that I can’t differentiate which is fruit and which is vegetables. In the evening, we went to a barbecue restaurant with a DJ.

The fourth day, we went for a go-kart and that was my first time to drove. First I drove it by myself, I drove it slowly because its steering wheel was really heavy, but I know that how do I control the steering wheel gradually. Second my boyfriend took me to go go-kart with him, he was very skilled and he drove very fast. I found it very exciting. In Shanghai, go-kart is very expensive, but it is an affordable price in Nanning.

Finally, I would like to say that my boyfriend is going to propose to me this year, and we’ll get married by the end of the year. I’m very happiness.

Last week, I was on holiday with my boyfriend. Last Tuesday and Wednesday, we went to Guangzhou first to meet my uncles. We used to stay in Guangzhou for a long time, so we didn’t go to any scenic spots, we played with my uncle’s children at their home.

Because my boyfriend and I are in a committed relationship, on Wednesday evening, we went to Nanning by high-speed train. I was looking forward to meet his parents, and I was very nervous.

As soon as we arrived in Nanning on last Wednesday, my boyfriend’s parents picked us up at the station. Then we went to a shopping mall to have dinner, and then we drove home.

The second day, in the morning we went to Guanyin Temple on Qingxiu Mountain to worship Buddha and keep safe. The air is good and the scenery is especially beautiful except that it is a little hot. In the afternoon we went to a shopping mall to pick out presents for his parents, we bought some sports shoes finally. In the evening, we ate Haidilao hotpot together. My boyfriend has a tendency to drink with his friends when he back to Nanning, then we went to a little bar owned by my boyfriend’s friends, he were drinking and talking with his friends until 4am. I didn’t drink beer because of I was driving.

The third day, we slept until noon. Nanning is famous for its noodles so we ate some noodles In the middle of the day/ for lunch. In the afternoon, we went to the famous snack street in Nanning with his friends, and I ate the famous food/dish—suanye that is made from fruits and vegetables, it tasted so delicious and sour that I couldn’t  differentiate between fruits and vegetables. In the evening, we went to a barbecue restaurant with a DJ.

The fourth day, we went for a go-kart / we went karting and that was my first time to drive a kart / that was my first time. First I drove it by myself, I drove it slowly because its steering wheel was really heavy, but I understood/learned how to control the steering wheel gradually / I gradually became more confident with the controls.
Second my boyfriend took me to a go-kart with him, he was very skilled and he drove very fast. I found it very exciting. In Shanghai, go-kart/karting is very expensive, but it is affordable in Nanning / it is at a affordable price in Nanning / but it is priced affordable in Nanning. / but it is cheaper there.

Finally, I guess/ believe that my boyfriend is going to propose to me this year, and we’ll get married by the end of the year. I’m very happy.

Vocabulary

youth hostel (n) : cheap hotel for young people with some shared room.
I booked a youth hostel for the trip

audience ：(n)  people watching
The audience was very excited

creative (adj) : having many ideas
My bf is very creative.

MC/ emcee (n)主持人
he used to work as an emcee

pay taxes 纳税
I have to pay taxes in Shanghai for 7 years.

tax(n) 税
Taxes are too high

honeymoon (n) 蜜月
I am looking forward to the honeymoon
when I first moved to Japan I loved everything, I was in the honeymoon phase

phase (n): period of time 阶段
the first phase of the project is spent on planning

honeymoon phase (n) : when everything seems great

flavor (n) 味道 ／ taste
I like the taste of their ice cream
Vanilla is my favorite flavor

to resign : (v) leave a job
I resigned from my job

resignation letter (n)辞呈
I wrote a resignation letter / I gave my resignation to my boss.

happiness (n)
My life is full of happiness

happy (adj)
I have a happy life

dish (n)一盘
we ordered 10 dishes in the restaurant
This is my favorite dish

street food (n) : food served on the street
There is a lot of street food in Thailand

powder (n) : small particles 粉末
I use washing powder when washing my clothes

wine (n)红酒
He opened a bottle of wine.

to worship 崇拜 (very strong)
I worship this singer. I love his song and he is so handsome

to pray : (v) give a prayer to god / talk to god 祈求
I often pray before going to bed
the president went to pray

prayer (n)
I made a prayer with my friend

play in English is only for kids and games
I play a game with my friends
Kids play in the garden
我们去广州玩 -》 we travelled to Guangzhou

familiar (adj) know very well熟悉
I am familiar with SH, I have been in Shanghai for many year.
I am familiar with John, he is a good friend

to correct (v) : check for mistakes  / make sure something is right
We corrected this writing during the last class

Grammar

past simple:
He studied in university 5 years ago.

past continuous
I was eating when the phone rang.