Open F2F Class Notes 22nd December (Tony)

Corrections

some of them come from other areas

Vocabulary

get your foot in the door – to gain access to an industry that you’d like to work in

field – type of work

eg: “What field do you work in?”

career – a job that you build on, and start a future with, has upward mobility

eg: “During his long career in advertising he won numerous awards and honors.”

crippling – something that slows you down or makes you unable to do normal things

eg: “His crippling self-doubt stopped him from sharing his ideas.”

savory – meaty taste

eg: “Jiaozi are savory dumplings, can be boiled, fried or steamed.”

Original –

Yesterday was Chinese traditional festival, Dongzhi, it means winter is coming. After the day, the night time will be shorter and shorter; the temperature begin to get warm. In Dongzhi, the north people is used to eating dumplings. It are made of pork, cabbages and gingers. we put gingers into the pork is because it can help us to neutralize the nasty smell. However the south people is used to having soup balls which is a kind of delicious dessert. Usually, it are sweet, but sometimes it could be salty. The flavor is depend on what main ingredients are, pork or black sesame with sugar. In shanghai, people choose the seame because shanghai people like sweet food.

Correction –

Yesterday was the Chinese traditional festival Dongzhi, it means winter is coming, we eat dumplings and spend time with family. After this day the nights will start getting shorter and the temperature gets warmer. On Dongzhi, the northern people are used to eating dumplings. They are made of pork, cabbage and ginger. We put ginger into the pork because it can help us to neutralize the nasty smell. However the southern people are used to having sweet or savory dumplings, which are a kind of delicious food. Usually, they are sweet, but sometimes they could be salty. The flavor depends on what the main ingredients are, pork or black sesame with sugar. In shanghai, people choose black sesame because shanghai people like sweet food.