F2F Class Notes (Phoebe)

Homework

Write about one of your favourite books, including what it is about and the reasons why you like it.

Speaking exercise

The nearby province is not very interesting to me. I went to Xinjiang with my Bazi teacher, we only stayed in Wulumuqi and I found they are not very nice to Weiwuer People, because they forbit them to go to any class. Even they travel to other province, cops will ask why they are travel to here and check a lot, like their ID, their parents… I found it very terrible. I stayed in hotel, because we had class. The employee in hotel, they ask us if there are any Weiwuer people take the class, if they do, then we can take the class.

The nearby province is not very interesting to me. I went to Xinjiang with my Bazi teacher, we only stayed in Wulumuqi (Urumchi)and I found they are were not very nice to Weiwuer (Uygur) People, because they forbade them to go to any classes. Even when they travel to other provinces, cops will ask why they are travel to here there and check a lot, like their ID, their parents… I found it very terrible. I stayed in hotel, because we had classes. The employee in hotel staff, they asked us if there are were any Weiwuer people take taking the classes, and if they did do, then we can’t couldn’t take the class.

Writing exercise

I’m not sure when was the news released. It’s short but I found it pretty hilarious.
It said there was a technology exhibition in Wuzheng, and a company grabbed many people’s attention with their “black-tech”, which can help people connect to foreign websites directly without VPN. As known that people always need to use VPN to go on google and Facebook. However, with the progress of the internet, China achieved a new level. The tech surprised foreign journalists, and let them see the power of wise-made in China.

I couldn’t imagine how serious that the new is, or maybe it was just a trolling. it was posted by Cri on line, it’s an official media founded by China Central Radio and Television Station. So I guess it was serious. That’s why I found it interesting, because It’s too ridiculous.

Perhaps those foreign journalists were just surprised by how many economic activities “the wall” can increase.

With corrections:

I’m not sure when was the news was released. It’s short but I found it pretty hilarious.
It said there was a technology exhibition in Wuzheng, and a company grabbed many people’s attention with their “black-tech”, which can could help people connect to foreign websites directly without VPN. As known As we all know that people always need to use VPN to go on google and Facebook. However, with the progress of the internet, China achieved/reached a new level. The tech surprised foreign journalists, and let them see the power of wise-made (intelligent manufacturing?) in China.

I couldn’t imagine how serious that the new is was, or maybe it was just a trolling. it was posted by Cri CRI online, it’s an official media founded by China Central Radio and Television Station. So I guess it was serious. That’s why I found it interesting, because It’s too ridiculous.

Perhaps those foreign journalists were just surprised by how many much economic activities activity  “the wall” the Great Firewall can increase.

Vocabulary

metaphor 暗喻

pun n. 双关