VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

the snow became to water when it hits the ground – the snow melts when it hits the ground

the man earn a lot to offer the family – the man earns a lot to provide for the family

in most western countries grandparents don’t like to look after the kids – I heard it’s common that grandparents in western countries don’t raise the kids.

Mom said, you are not going, period! (The period means, That is the end of the conversation.)

2.3 million, (2,300,000, Two million three hundred thousand) 5.5 billion (Five million, five hundred thousand)

I read an interesting quote,

“Give me liberty or give me death” Patrick Henry 1775, USA

There is a quote from a Chinese… writer

Bu Wang chu xin – don’t lose your aspirations

try to insist on your own goals and directions and is not affect my environment – You should try to insist on your own goals and direction in life, don’t be (affected/influenced) by your environment

forget sth. – you forget to take it with you, but you PROBABLY know where it is

eg: I forgot my phone at home.

eg: I forgot my phone at the bar, I’m sure it’s lost now.

lost (ADJ) (V) – don’t know where sth. is

eg: My dog is lost, can you help me find her?

eg: I lost my keys last night.

a quote – some famous or well-known words, said by someone

eg: There is a well-known quote by Mao Zedong, “Women hold up half the sky.”

I think it means that men and women are equal, even if some people don’t realize it.