F2F Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Use the vocabulary to write about taking the highway and main roads during peak hour.

It is so annoying that many insurance agents call me when my car insurance expires. I don’t know how can they get my phone number, maybe they get it from car sales. Sometimes driving car in shanghai is a trouble thing because the roads always crowd in peak time and many places don’t have enough parking. I think the best trouble thing is the plate. If you want get a shanghai plate you need join auction. There are over 250 thousands peoples join auction but only 4% lucky dog can get it every month .The price is so expensive that it called “the best expensive sheet iron in the world”.

It is so annoying that many insurance agents call me when my car insurance expires (in the months leading up to / in the weeks before my car….). I don’t know how they get my phone number, maybe they get it from the car seller / place I bought my car / from the car dealership. Sometimes driving in shanghai is an annoying thing because the roads are always crowded in peak time / during peak hour and many places don’t have enough parking. I think the most annoying thing is the licence plate. If you want to get a shanghai plate you need to join auctions. There are over 250 thousand people who join the auctions but only 4% lucky ones can get it every month. The price is so expensive that it is called “the most expensive sheet of iron in the world”.

Vocabulary

they can treat but can’t cure 

arthritis – guan jie yan

symptoms – zhen zhuang

system – xi tong

department – bu men

stroke – zhong fen

hypocondriac – sb who always thinks they’re sick
eg. I have a guy who comes to me 3 times a week and I think he’s a hypocondriac

anxious / anxiety
eg. he is suffering from anxiety and is very anxious

depression – you yu
eg. My dad has depression and has been depressed for many years

test – kao shi / ce shi
eg. my daughter has a test next week and in the test she must write some text.
text – a piece of writing

so what? – ranhou ne? / why is that a problem?

i talked about it with her

addicted / addiction
eg. I am addicted to coffee…. i think addiction is bad

side effect 

colleague – leeg
college

the time leading up (before) to an exam is a really stressful time for me

the person who teaches = a teacher
the person who sells cars = a car seller 

crowd / crowded
eg. Shanghai is very crowded, there are many crowds especially in peoples square

licence plate – che pai
eg. I got my drivers licence when I was 22 years old and I bought my car when I was 30 but I still don’t have my licence plate 

individual – ge ren
eg. I want the licence plate for individuals, not the company one

go on the motorway < > get off the highway

toll – shou fei / lu fei

enter < > exit 

short < > long 

distance – ju li
eg. if the distance is long you need a car

trouble = something that needs help / fix