VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Correct this speaking:

I bought some .. the things made by wood. I bought some shelves to tidy my books.

Novels. Some books which I can study something.
Paper books it benefits for my eyes.
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Most of the novels that you read are science fiction novels ?

I like read classic novels, not modern novels.
I just read them once so I don’t chose which one is my best. This books need to read many times.
the trip to the west is interesting. The novel is very different from the TV. It was adapted to TV.

These four novels were adapted many different tv. The oldest is the most classic.
the TV is better than the novel.

A lot of the movies are originate from one passage of the journey to the west and they create a whole new story from it.

Vocabulary

The three kingdoms 三国

A dream of red mansions  红楼梦
Outlaws of the marsh 水浒传
Journey to the west 西游记

To originate: to find origin in / to be created from.
The word 巧克力 originates from the English word chocolate.

A myth : something that is not true.
Songwukong is a myth.
 

Mythology : the universe of myths
There are many dragons in the Chinese mythology.

to morph : to change body shape
In the Chinese mythology dragons can morph into humans.

Original 原版
The translated novel must be slightly different from the original.

Science fiction : scifi 科幻小说
I bought a set of books from Jules Verne.

To adapt : to change based on the situation / to turn into another format
The book was adapted in a movie.
If we want to live on Mars we will have to find a way to adapt to the different environment. 

renovate: 翻新
I bought a new house in Xujiahui

tidy ： make more organized
I spent the week tidying my house. There were a lot of things I don’t need anymore.
The resource in kindle is free?

Monthly/ Subscription  : something you pay every month
Amazon offers a monthly subscription to read all the content you want on your kindle.
I have a monthly subscription to watch movies on Iqiyi.

furniture 家具
I went to Ikea to buy a piece of furniture 

shelf/ Shelves what you put products on
I bought a new bookshelf at Ikea.
When I went to the supermarket during CNY the shelves were half empty.

backlit : light coming from the back
Most phones and computers are backlit and it is bad for our eyes.

Reflected light: light that is bounce back on a surface before hitting your eyes.
The light we are used to is reflected light. It comes from the sun, hits an object and bounces back to our eyes.

To reflect: to send back at least partially 映出／反射
When I went to Thailand the light from the sun reflected on the sea. It was beautiful.

Tennis 网球🎾

partner 陪练
My partner was not good. It was hard to play tennis with her.

Phonetics: how to pronounce words.
I never understood phonetics.

Phonics : the 101 of pronunciations
I bought some books about phonics.

The 101 of something….. : the introduction to something / first class on a topic
I am learning phonics but I’m still at the 101.
I bought a book called phonetics 101.