F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

it takes 2 hours to get to Suzhou.

We went on a suburban tour of the nearby cities.

it took 2 days

the Hengda hotel fee is very high  the Hengda hotel price is very high

it isn’t worth it

So, your whole family went? Or it was just you and your son?

My son is very naughty, so of course I can’t take him alone.

He doesn’t listen.

Pre-school – the years of school a child may go to before Kindergarden.

eg: Most parents in Shanghai will send their kid to pre-school.

Venice – a city in Italy

eg: Qi dong has a Venice, it copied Italy. Many people call it Little Venice.

overpay – when you pay more than it is worth

eg: I think I overpaid for this plane ticket, it is usually 800 yuan, but I paid 1400 yuan.

a free spirit – someone who does what they want, don’t follow normal lifestyle

eg: My son is a free spirit.

eg: He is very free spirited.

busy work – work that a teacher or boss or anyone gives you, that has no reason. it is work, only to make sure you are busy.

eg: They want me to just do busy work all day, I don’t think it’s a good job.

Pronunciation

thin – Thi N’

slim – soft i sound   no EEEE      Slih m’