F2F Class Notes _19th Apr (Harmony)
I haven’t do that in a long time – I haven’t done that in a long time
Take some travels – take a trip/ I plan to go on some trips/ I plan to do some traveling
Ex: Tell me all about your travels (journeys). / Tell me about your travelling.
Your (yer – casual) lazy English.
To do some my own job – To do my job/ to do some work
Help (make sure you get the L in it)
Wedding photographers/ photography: people/ a type of job where you specialize in taking photos for peoples’ weddings.
But at least one month I will go anywhere else – Once a month I will get out of town/ leave shanghai/ take a trip
Once every couple of months = once every two months
Couple= two
Do you fix the time – is your schedule fixed?/ Have you planned your days?
Do you have been there? – Have you been there?/ Did you go there?/ Did you go to Xizang yet?
Is a permeant resident/ has permanent residence
1-bedroom apartment: a separate bedroom/ bathroom/ kitchen/ living room
Bachelor suite (sweet): an open concept apartment, no walls (a Chinese one bedroom)
30,000,000 – thirty (thur – tee) million
ex: The cost is 3 hundred RMB. – telling the cost
Ex: Iren, please pass me 3 hundreds (three hundred rmb bills) – specifying what type of bills to use.
Generic/ no exact number:
Ex: There are hundreds of thousands of people without homes.
Ex: Thousands of birds flew south for the winter.
Ex: There are hundreds of people in the lobby.
Ex: There are millions of people in this city.
Specific:
Ex: There are 5 hundred people in the lobby.
Ex: There are 30 million people in this city.
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