VIP Class Notes (Whitney) [S / W]

Vocabulary

Sentence Structure

Few days ago – 前几天

And then – 然后

After / 之后

I lack… / 我缺少

Actually / 其实

Health

Detox / 排毒

Superfood – 超级食物 (Extremely/非常 healthy, high in nutrients)

Drink more water / 多喝点水

Itchy / 痒

Scratch /  抓痒

Scratch /  抓痒

  1. I am feeling itchy, so I will scratch my arm.
  2. This cake tastes very good, did you make it from scratch? “from scratch” handmade/homemade

Medicine / 膏药

Sensitive / 明感

Sen-si-tive

  1. My chest hurts, it feels sensitive. (感觉)
  2. This is quite a sensitive topic. (话题)
  3. In the springtime, I feel sensitive towards pollen. (过敏)

Pork Rib Soup (排骨汤) with Lotus (莲藕), White Radish (萝卜), Corn (玉米) and Mushrooms (香菇)

Menstrual Cycle

Polite way/strangers/professional: “time of the month”

My time of the month is here, please excuse me.

Casual way/friends and family: “my period is here”

I’m currently in a lot of pain because my period is here.

Tender/swollen 肿/脏

Body sore/tight 酸痛

Lifestyle 

Skincare / 护肤品

Makeup / 化妆品

2 billion – 2亿

Celebrate New Year / 跨年

Travel on business Business travel / 出差

Speaking exercise

Q: How long does it take to fly to Singapore?

A: It takes around 5 hours to fly to Singapore. But, there are usually some delays at the airport before departure.

Environment / 环境

Writing exercise

Original

When I travelled to Hong Kong, I go to restaurant to eat lunch and told server to get me a glass of water. I felt that their attitude and service was very bad. I think Hong Kong person thinks that Hong Kong is a small place and too many China people go there. Their house is very small in the first place, so I think they hate Chinese people.

Correction

When I travelled to Hong Kong, I went to a restaurant to eat lunch. I told the server to get me a glass of water, but I felt that their attitude and service was very bad. I think that Hong Kong people believe that because their country is small and that too many Chinese people move there, that it affected the housing price. Hong Kong feels like such an international place, but it is a shame that they dislike Chinese people.

attitude / 态度

housing price / 房价

affected / 影响

international /国际

it is a shame / 很可惜

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Try to use the words “international”, “attitude” and “affected” in a story about another one of your experiences with travel and culture.