VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Recommend a movie to me

Do you have a favorite brand? and if so, why is it your favorite? and if not, tell me why you don’t.

I don’t have a favorite brand now. Due to my personal traits, the popular brand clothes, shoes are all not suitable for me. Every time moment I want to buy something, I have to go try on different clothes in different stores in order to find the most suitable one, with or without a brand. I have to go to try more clothes store, or buy clothes have any brand. Or I have to have the clothes tailored. Most of my friends agree with my opinion, because the same clothes look different on me from them. because same clothes on them is totally different from me.

But it is very strange that some unique or expensive clothes on my body looks special. So , I think, I have to work hard so that I could pay my life expenses, because I could not use popular and cost efficient things.

But if I am a business man, my opinion will be opposite. I will prefer to have brand loyalty. To a business man, how to keep the cost down and increase benefits is the most important thing, so to produce mass products of the to popular items things is the most efficient things.

Vocabulary

boutique – small specialty stores
i.e. I like to go shop in boutiques instead of the department store.

discount – price mark off
i.e. I like to shop when there is a discount.

distribute (v.) – give out
i.e. Some companies will distribute uniforms to their employees.

appearance – wai biao
i.e. Our appearance matters a lot.

character – ge xing
i.e. Our appearance can reflect our characters.

stereotype – 刻板印象
i.e. It is wrong to stereotype people!

unnecessary (adj.) – not needed
i.e. I think it is unnecessary.

savory – cherished food
i.e. Hotpot is a kind of savory in China.

staple – a normal and always present thing 固定的事物
i.e. Cake is a staple in my diet.

dispute (n.) – argument
i.e. We are having a bit of a dispute.

standardization – 程序标准化
i.e. We need to make sure the standardization of computers are the same.

China and South Korea are arguing over a pickled food. The two countries are in a dispute over a savoury pickled cabbage dish. China is trying to win an international certificate for pao cai, a savoury vegetable dish from Sichuan province. However, South Korean officials are angry about this. They say this dish is too much like kimchi – perhaps the most famous food in South Korea. Kimchi is a staple in Korean cuisine. It is a traditional dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as cabbage and Korean radish. It is made with a wide variety of seasonings, including chilli powder, spring onions, garlic, ginger, and salted seafood. Pao cai is a pickle, usually made using cabbage, mustard, peppers and ginger.

South Korea is angry that China says it has won certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for its kimchi making process. South Korean officials say pao cai, “has nothing to do with kimchi”. They added: “We need to understand that pao cai is different from kimchi.” People in Korea are angry that China is trying to claim the standard for the kimchi-making process. A professor in Korea said: “China lacks efforts to understand the culture and history of surrounding nations.” On social media in China, people said most kimchi eaten in South Korea is made in China. One person wrote: “Even the pronunciation of kimchi originated from Chinese.”

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

1. I once won a swimming competition. 

2. I don’t know how to ride a bike because I am afraid.

3. I have dated a girl before.

1. I once won a drawing competition.

2. I can see ghost.

3. I don’t like chocolate.