VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

A: What is your favorite holiday

My favorite holiday is Dragon boat festival, because it is my birthday. So there’s a special sentiment feeling to it. I can eat “zong zi” every year. But now I’m just a bit over “zong zi“ now. In normal families, we just eat zong zi and hang up on the herb and Chinese people think it can help you avoid bad things.

It’s a large activity, so it may be hosted by the gov or some agency.

Vocabulary

haunted house – gui wu

herb – cai yao

sentiment (n.) – qing gan

ultimate (adj.)- the best
i.e. ultimate travel list — the best travel list / the only travel list you will ever need

bucket list – things we want to do before we die
i.e. France is on my bucket list. —–> I want to go to France at least once before I die.

unmissable (adj.) – cannot be missed

issue (v.) – publish
i.e. Vogue has issued a new magazine yesterday.

companion – 伴侣 / someone or something that’s by your side always
i.e. Your parents are your companion for life.

armchair – sofa

armchair travel – sitting in the chair, looking at picture and imagining you are traveling (云旅游)

armchair expert – someone only talks but no action

refuel (v.) – motivate (gu li)
i.e. This book refueled my passion for medicine.

fuel (v.) – to put gas in a car (jia you)
i.e. I need to fuel my car.

wanderlust (n.) – someone who loves nature / the wish to go out into the nature

feature (v.) – pei you 配有 (have)
i.e. The new car features a new radio.
i.e. This movie is featuring Leonardo DiCapio.

picture-perfect (adj.) – someone or something looks good from every angle
i.e. You are picture-perfect.
i.e. This view is so picture-perfect.

brillance (n.) – 优秀度

in order of sth – 根据sth排序

knock-out (adj.) – so incredibly good
i.e. This knock-out view is so incredible.

knock-out (n.) – K.O. something or someone great
i.e. She is such a knock-out. ——> She is so beautiful, I will pass out.

sight (n.) – attractions

up sb’s game – improved
i.e. She has been upping her game to be more prepare for the competition. —-> She has been improving her skills for the competition so she can have a better chance of winning.

relevant (adj.) – related to
i.e. This topic is not relevant to our conversation.

A travel guidebook company has released its list of the best places on Earth to visit. It is the Lonely Planet’s “Ultimate Travel List”. It ranks 500 of the must-see places to add to your bucket list. It is only the second time this list of unmissable travel experiences has been issued. The guidebook company said its guide is, “designed to be a companion to your armchair travels or the tool to refuel your wanderlust“. It added that the book, “features more than 200 new destinations in a picture-perfect wish-list, each ranked in order of brilliance.” Lonely Planet said: “The list contains a mix of knock-out new openings, sights that have upped their game, or places more relevant to the way we travel now.”

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