F2F Class Notes (Lily) [S]

Pronunciation

service = SIR vis
impolite = im poh LITE

jewelry= JU oh rees

Vocabulary

1.delayed= 延误了
ex: my flight delayed for 3 hours, so I was really tired

2. postpone = 延后
ex: I’m a little busy now, can we postpone the meeting?
ex: I’m still at work, can we postpone the dinner?

3. expire= 过期
ex: Your passport will expire in 2 months, you should renew it.
ex: “when is the expiry date?” “May 1.” “Oh then it’s expired, don’t eat it. ”

4. authentic= 正品
ex: authentic leather, authentic bag

5. rude= 粗鲁的
ex: The servers in HK are rude to everyone.

6. yell at = 对(    ) 吼
ex: My mom always yells at me for not cleaning my room.
ex: My mom always yells at me for putting things everywhere.

7. kindergarten =幼儿园👶
ex: The kindergartens in HK are really hard to get in.

8. casino (noun)= 赌场🎰
ex: There are many casinos in Las Vegas and Macau.
ex: My friend went to the casino and lost 200 HKD.

9. look down= 看不起 鄙视😒
ex: Many people from HK look down on mainlanders.
Ex: some people respect him, while others look down on him.

10. gamble (verb) =赌
gambler (person)= the person who gambles 赌鬼
ex: My uncle is a gambler, he goes to the casino everyday.
ex: I tried gambling once in Malaysia, I won 900.

11. except for/other than= 除了
ex: I like everything except for the blue shirt. = I like everything other than the blue shirt.
ex: I like all kinds of food except for spicy food.

Speaking exercise

Next week, on Wednesday I will go to my new company. I don’t like Hongkong, the people in HK give me a feeling that mainlanders are stupid and have lots of money. We actually buy the things even if we are treated badly by them. The service of HK is impolite, the exchange rate in HK is too high. I think the price is higher than Shanghai airport. I bring my friend Chanel bag, I think price is not very good. The seafood hotpot is very delicious, and pineapple bun is very good, except it, I don’t really like HK. Their salary is higher than they in Shanghai, I feel some pressure in HK, because the road is so crowded, too many people around me. They give me a feeling that they’re too busy do everything.

Revised

Next week, on Wednesday I will go to my new company. I don’t like Hongkong, the people in HK give me a feeling/an impression that mainlanders are stupid and have lots of money. We actually buy the things even if we are treated badly by them. The service of HK is impolite, the exchange rate in HK is too high. I think the price is even higher than the Shanghai airport. I bought a Chanel bag for my friend Chanel bag, I think price is not very good. The seafood hotpot is very delicious, and pineapple bun is very good, other than the food, I don’t really like HK. Their salary is higher than they in Shanghai, I feel very pressured in HK, because the roads are so crowded, there are too many people around me. They give me a feeling/an impression that they’re too busy with everything.