F2F Class Notes April 7th (Ben)

Vocabulary

vain = proud of appearances

show off 炫耀

Many people just buy luxury clothes to show off. They are so vain !

Grammar

to = 要

I have something to do 我有事要做

There are dishes to clean 这里有盘子要洗

There are rooms to be rented 有出租的办公室

There are rooms that are rented 有出租的办公室

Pronunciation

luxury = LUK -shu – ry 奢侈

luxurious = related to luxury

deluxe =

superior = sa- PEE -rior

standard

Expressions

Would you like to have coffee tonight?

Strong “yes”-es

  • Sure !
  • I’d love to!
  • That would be great.
  • With pleasure!

No’s

  • I am afraid I have something tonight.
  • Let’s try to do that next week.
  • Let’s do that another time / sometimes. (=对外国人来说, sometimes = “never”). Let’s stay in touch.