F2F Class notes 8th August (Eddie)

event = a type of sport within a competition such as the Olympic Games

housework =

We left Shanghai early Saturday morning and we came back around 9pm the same day.

Story:

It took us more than three hours to reach at the bottom of Mogan Mountain. We start to hike / climb the mountain. My two friends got tired when after half an hour because they didn’t do exercise often so we got a rest and eating some food. They soon got recovered and we could continue the rest of the trip. This place is really a good place for spending the weekend. The scenery is very beautiful which is full of bamboos and trees. So it’s very comfortable for us to spend our days here. On the way we share our moods and stories we get relaxed in this trip.

Edit:
It took us more than three hours to reach the foot of Mogan Mountain. We started to hike / climb the mountain. Two of my friends got tired after half an hour because they were not in shape so we stopped for half an hour / took a break /  and had some food / we had a pit stop to allow them to catch their breath and have a snack. They soon got recovered and we could continue the rest of the trip. This place is really a good place for spending the weekend. The scenery is very beautiful which is full of bamboos and trees. So it’s very comfortable for us to spend our days here. On the way we share our moods and stories we get relaxed in this trip.

trail                         = a path or similar route used to go up a mountain or through a forest etc

stamina                  = energy, strength

pit stop                     = a quick stop used to refuel, to change tires

downshifting           = slowing down and living a simpler life

the rat race                 = the fast-paced, agitated modern life (career, family life, wealth)

E.g.

Several of my friends have decided downshift and are now moving to a farm and leaving it all behind.

Mary Chapin Carpenter – Stones in the Road