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.