Online Class Notes (Tibo)

it is not so popular as several years ago -> not as popular as several years ago.

When we are in winter it is popular to drink hot red wine but it is said that is was from Europe but I am not sure.  / I heard it originated in Europe

we can buy the recipe and we put it in red wine and cook a few minutes -> you can buy a bag of spice and put it in a wine when you warm it.

I almost drink it everyday during winter.

a couple of weeks ago it was still around 25 and the temperature fell suddenly

Those shows are usually very crowded.

If you go to an empty place without many people / you may need to go to a very remote place to avoid light pollution.

If I travel to rural areas I like to watch the sky.

there are a lot of memorials for the soldiers who died in the war.
In SH there is a memorial museum for the Jews.

After the war they were close to the SH government.

I have a German colleague who was a marathon runner. Everyday after he wakes up he runs for 20km

I like driving but I only started about 2 years ago. In SH and in the city center it is not convenient to drive so normally I just take the subway.
When I changed my job the location changed from the city center to a more remote place so I changed to a new car  / I upgraded my car and I felt it is pretty cool to drive a new car.

I feel safe in a big car.
In SH the roads are always very crowded, if I drive a smaller car I won’t feel confident on the road. / driving a big car puts pressure on other people and they are more likely to let you go / to give way

There was a big parade during Halloween on Huahai road.
They even closed some subways stations and people dressed very creatively.

Vocabulary

parade (n) when people walk around a place and wear costumes and make music
Disneyland has a parade and you can see Mickey Mouse

northern lights (n) light you can see in the sky when the sky is dark in north places
I want to see the northern lights in Sweden

stain (n) dirtiness / mark of dirt
I had to wash my tshirt because there was a stain

stainless  steel (n) type of steel used especially for kitchenware (fork , knife …) which doesn’t rust
I bought some stainless steel kitchenware

orbit (n) trajectory around a planet
The satellite is in orbit around earth

t0 orbit (v)
The moon orbits the earth

spice

recipe (n) knowledge of how to cook something / steps telling you how to cook something

Glühwein / glow wine (n) hot red wine people drink in winter and at Christmas markets

municipal (adj) related to the town / city government
He is a municipal service worker

memorial (n) a place / building in memory of people / something special
the country built a memorial after the war