VIP Class Notes (Tony) [S]

Vocabulary

What does (word) mean?

the rate is too high

the rate is too low

dishonest (not honest)

cat , 2 cats, mouse, 2 mice, 1 deer, 2 deer


maturefinance : to become due for payment

eg: The bond matures in 10 years.

savings – money you save

eg: I opened a savings account at the bank.

eg: I closed my savings account a few years ago.

inflated (adj) – 1. when you put a lot of air into something, and keep the air inside. Like a balloon.

eg: Your bike tires are not inflated. You should not ride that bike.

2. When a price for something is higher than it should be, or more than it is worth.

eg: Do you think Shanghai’s property market is inflated?

Yeah, I think shanghai’s property market is inflated. It’s about 100,000 yuan per square meter.

nickname – some other name for something, not the real name

eg: Mango TV is the nickname for TV from Hunan.

Grammar

I’m go on a business – I went on a business trip.

It was too much than before – it was much more than before.

Speaking exercise

In Shanghai if you want to buy a piece of real estate you had better consult the real estate agent. For example I think Lian Jia web the property agent in LianJia is reliable Is trustworthy. Because there is so many buildings in LianJia Web. The Hq of LianJia is in Shanghai maybe, I think. And the drawback of LianJia is that it’s too expensive for a deal.


In Shanghai if you want to buy a piece of real estate you had better consult with the real estate agent first. For example I think the LianJia website and the property agents at LianJia are reliable and trustworthy. Because there are so many properties on the LianJia site. The LianJia HQ is in Shanghai, I think. But a drawback of using LianJia is that it’s too expensive. Their fees are too high.