VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Speaking exercise

you can prepare a lucky number
you prepare 800 rmb it is better than 880 because you need to prepare 50 and it is a different color.

You keep red banknotes for the luck.
I you go to a colleagues it is enough.
the one part I think is very weird is the thank to your parents because Chinese people don’t say anything such as I love you mom, we will not say that in our daily life so this part to say I love to parents in public I feel like it is a show you can express your feelings in daily life. Don’t act something

And after the wedding people get drunk and like to set some strange games
Women prefer to wear something colorful because in black it is unlucky but in western countries black is the formal color for formal places.

there will be second virus period in November maybe
Because some foreign countries such as Canada and Australia are already start the second virus

and in public transports they have a machine to test your temperature but not really test or check it very carefully.

I plane to CD in the end of September and my mum has already worry about if we take plane wether everyone will comply with some rules.

it is difficult to buy quality masks online, you don’t know how to differentiate them  / tell them apart.
and we don’t know the product ressources.

I had some masks of Honeywell and some of my friends wanted to buy them from me but at that time all of masks offered to the government so we cant buy those masks anymore.

they were some importers

My dad he thinks put on the mask feels like stupid then my mom and I spend a lot of time to educate him. If you have virus all of family get the virus too you have to take responsibility to protect yourself and family.


you can prepare a lucky number
you prepare 800 rmb it is better than 880 because you need to prepare banknotes of 50 and it is a different color. Ideally you want everything to be red.

You keep/choose red banknotes for the luck.
I you go to a colleagues’ wedding it is enough.
the part which I think is very weird / which I cannot understand is the thank you to your parents / is when the couple thank their parents because Chinese people don’t say anything such as I love you mom, we will not say that in our daily life so this part when we say I love to parents / when we express our feelings to our parents in public I feel like it is a show you can express your feelings in daily life. Don’t just act something

if one day I say that my mum will wonder have you done something not good, or is there anything you need my help with .
I express my feelings by taking care of them in some details things and maybe have detailed trip plan and take my parents go to different countries and stay with them to spend more time with them but we don’t express feeling directly.
The young people they are good at expressing their feelings because their parents are part of the newer generation . / but this is changing and young parents nowadays express their feelings more openly to their kids.

And after the wedding people get drunk and like to set some strange games
Women prefer to wear something colorful because if you wear black it is considered unlucky but in western countries black is the formal color for formal places.

Maybe there will be a second virus period/outbreak in November
Because some foreign countries such as Canada and Australia already see a second wave of the virus

and in public transports they have a machine to test your temperature but they don’t really test or check it very carefully.

I plan to go CD in the end of September and my mum is already worried about taking the plane wether everyone will comply with the rules. / she wonders if taking the plane is safe enough.

it is difficult to buy quality masks online, you don’t know how to differentiate them  / tell them apart.
and we don’t know the product resources / QC

I had some masks from Honeywell and some of my friends wanted to buy them from me but at that time all the masks were requisitioned  to the government so we cant buy those masks anymore.
they were some importers

My dad thought putting on the mask felt stupid  / he was worried about looking stupid then my mom and I spend a lot of time to educate him. If you have virus all of family will get the virus too you have to take responsibility to protect yourself and family. / you need to stand up for the family.

Vocabulary

to requisition (v/n) 征用
all masks were requisitioned by the government at the beginning

hand sanitizer (n) : something used to kill viruses
I used the hand sanitizer before eating

to sanitize (v) 净化
The subway was sanitized every day

priest (n) 祭司
The priest married the couple

to pray (v) make a request to god
He prayed for better business at Jing an temple

Pronunciation

apartment

department