VIP Online Class Notes (Nemo)

A lot of work didn’t finish- we still got a lot of things to do before we’re able to reopen

I arrived to Beijing 3days AGO

I was in Beijing 3 days before he arrived

Vocabulary

time flies
used to mean that time passes surprisingly quickly
时光飞逝
Time flies when you’re having fun.
玩得高兴的时候，时间过得飞快。

Forbidden city

we watched many exhibitions -we visited many exhibitions

back entrance – an entrance at the rear of a building. backdoor, back door.

Souvenir (n):something you buy or keep to help you remember a holiday or special event
纪念品；纪念物
He bought a model of a red London bus as a souvenir of his trip to London.
他买了一个红色的伦敦公共汽车模型，作为他伦敦之行的纪念。
We brought back a few souvenirs from our holiday in Mexico.
我们从墨西哥度假回来时买了一些纪念品。

Cakes are shaped/modeled after the forbidden city.

Departure (n): the fact of a person or vehicle, etc. leaving somewhere
（人、交通工具等）离开；启程，出发
There are several departures (= buses, trains, or aircraft leaving) for Paris every day.
每天都有好几个班次去巴黎。
Our departure was delayed because of bad weather.
由于天气不好，我们的出发时间推迟了。
departure time
出发时间

under control
being dealt with or limited successfully
得到控制；在控制中
It seems that the disease is now under control.
看来疾病现在得到了控制。
Everything is under control, sir.
先生，一切正常。
It took them two hours to bring/get the fire under control.
他们用了两个小时才控制住火势。