Open F2F Class Notes 28th September (Eddie)

vacation + stay [at home] = staycation

a working day =/= a day off

This store’s closure has been delayed until December.

This store’s closure has been re-scheduled for December.

There are currently no plans regarding additional store closures.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk plans to get humans to Mars in six years

SpaceX founder tells meeting of astronautical experts that his only purpose is to ‘make life interplanetary’, revealing plans for reusable ship to Mars

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has outlined his highly ambitious vision for manned missions to Mars, which he said could begin as soon as 2022 – three years sooner than his previous estimates.
However, the question of how such extravagantly expensive missions would be funded remains largely in the dark.

“What I really want to try to achieve here is to make Mars seem possible – like it’s something we can achieve in our lifetimes,” Musk told an audience in his keynote speech at the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Tuesday.

reusable = which can be used again

founder = somebody who founds (starts) something

mission = something that we have to or want to do

mission to Mars = a trip to Mars

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The National holiday is coming, we will be off a half day on the Sep30th, and so the status of the people in the office is waiting for the holiday. The National holiday is the longest holiday except the spring festival, and everyone expects that it comes soon and we can have a rest for 7 days. I saw the weather forecast that the weather is not good during the National holiday, and there will be rain. The weather forecast usually is not accurate, I hope that it is sunny every day.

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The National holiday is coming. Sep 30th will be a half day, and so my colleagues and I are counting down the hours. The National holiday is the second longest holiday after the Spring Festival, and everyone is looking forward to 7 days of relaxation and unwinding. I saw the weather forecast and it said that the weather would not be good during the holiday week, and that there will be rain. The weather forecast is usually not accurate, though, so I hope that it will be sunny every day.

I’ve never been to Harbin. I’ve been to Dalian, though.

He was very upset last night. He’ll be alright, though.

It’s raining outside. It’s not that bad, though.

to lose weight =/= to put on weight / to gain weight