VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

hunger ： （n）hungry

zombies：僵尸

genre: type/kind (for movies/books/music)

thrillers: 惊险小说(或戏剧、电影

main actor: zhu yan

option: Xuan Xiang (adj) optional = not a must

opinion: in my opinion…

indifferent: 无感

patriotism: ai guo zhu yi. (adj) patriotic

natural disaster: 自然灾害

trend: 潮流

memorable: able to remember = 有记忆点的

contact: 联系 (for people)
ie. Could you contact Mr. Li for me?
ie. Contact card
ie. Your contacts are stored on your phone.

connect: 链接
ie. for computers, internet…
ie. The connection is very bad./the signal …

Approve: 同意/批准
ie。 approve your credit

Reject：拒绝 general
ie. reject deal.. project…request

request: 请求

Provide: 提供

due: must be finished
ie. the project is due on Monday.

bv: 企业价值; 商业价值; 业务价值

1 000 000 = 1 million

1 000 000 000 = 1 billion

1 000 000 000 000 = 1 trillion bv

almost: not there yet 还没到
ie. I am almost 18 years old.
ie. Their bv is almost 1 trillion.

approximately：app.  ~1,000,000,000,000
ie. Their bv is app. 1 trillion. (about)

estimated: 预估的 est.
ie. their bv is est. 10 000000000

about: general
ie. their bv is about 1000000000
ie. the noodle is about 300 yuan, and the soup is about the same (price).
ie. yeah, about/around that much.

around: about
ie. the noodle is around 300 yuan.

match: (verb) be the same
ie. match their offer
ie. their interests match so they can be partners

matching： adj
ie. matching offer
ie. matching shirt/pants

Grammar

have not: 时态+ verb
ie. I have not been(verb)/traveled (verb) to HK for 2 years.
ie. I have not worked(v) for 2 years.
ie. I haven’t been working for 2 years.
ie. I haven’t been eating dinner for 2 months.

This year, there are so many Korean TV shows on Netflix.

I need VPN to watch Netflix.

TX and IQY don’t have the popular TV shows this year.

I usually to watch kinds about history and thrillers.

I didn’t see CJH.

This type of movie too more…
There are too many movies like this/CJH and the main actor is Wujing./I don’t like the main actor Wu Jing.

I have no preferences/thoughts/opinions about Wujing.

When I knew the main actor is Wujing, I knew this film what to say and the ending.
When I knew the main actor is Wujing, I knew this film’s content and ending.

Wu Jing’s movies are …. + ADJ
Wu Jing’s movies have more patriotism.
There’s more patriotism in his movies.

The first see Wujing’s movie, I’m …/I’m OK with it.
The first time I saw Wujing’s movie, I feel/think it’s OK.

After that, I think it’s not new anymore.

Besides two years, National Day movies are becoming one model, for example, I and my fathers it is the four stories in it. So the film is too long and too bored.

In these two years… for example, I and My fathers has four stories in it. So the film is too long and too boring.

I am bored by Wujing‘s movies because they’re boring.
I am excited by the new iPhone. The new iPhone release is exciting.
The girl is interested. (At a bar, she’s interested in you.)
The girl is interesting. (She has lots of friends, knows lots of things, she’s very fun.. )
The girl is bored. (She has nothing to do at the moment)
The girl is boring. (She has no friends, she doesn’t talk much…)

What’s your favorite movie? What do you like about it? = Why do you like it?
I have not a favorite movie. I am a watch a film and forget. Maybe we talk about a film I can talk about it.
I have had a favorite movie before, but now I don’t.
I don’t have a favorite movie. I forget films’ names so easily. Maybe we can talk about a film I will talk about it.

I’m going to talk about it.

I forget names.
I don’t forget names.
I’m forgetting names. (at the moment now). -> I was forgetting names …(at that moment before)
I haven’t forgotten your name. (emphasis)
I forgot your name.
I have been forgetting names. (a period of time, continuously, till now, not done)
I had been forgetting names. (a period of time, continuously, till now, done)

(Q: What did you have for lunch?) – I didn’t have lunch.
I haven’t had lunch, so I’m super hungry. (强调+现在的影响）

I haven’t remember name of person or film … but I knew who to do and what about the film.
I am not a person who remembers names of actors or movies… but I know who and what the film is about./but I know the actors and the content of the movie.
I am not good at remembering(verb-noun) names of actors and movies…

besides: chu le
ie. Besides this holiday, I have a vacation with my friends in December.
ie. Besides my brother, I don’t like any other babies. (= I like my brother)
ie. Besides this project, we have 5 more due this month. (We have 6 six projects due this month)

except for : Chu le
ie. I like all babies except for my brother. (= I don’t like my brother, I like everyone else)
ie. I will go on vacation with my friends for all holidays except this one.

belong to
ie. I’m a member of … I belong to …

in bv
ie. 3 million in bv.

I don’t work tmr.
I’m not working tmr.
I’m taking a leave/break tmr.
I’m on break tmr.
I’m off-work tmr.

Saturday and Sunday, we are still off-work, so I have 3 days.

Maybe to have a short trip to Suzhou.
Maybe I will have a short trip in Suzhou.
… I will go to suzhou for a short vacation.

I will eat crabmeat noodles.
I will have crabmeat noodles.\

Tense practice: 

My family lives in Vancouver.
I live in SH.

I’m typing on the computer right now.
I’m answering the questions you ask.

I was watching Squid Games last night with my best friend when Meituan takeout arrived.
I was having massage last night when you were having meituan takeout.

I bought a very expensive bag from Chanel last week.
I didn’t buy anything expensive last week.

I’m going to have dinner at QJ beef later tonight when I get off work.
I’m going to have dinner when I leave, but I am not sure what to eat/have.

I had been looking for a cheap but nice apartment near a shopping mall.
I had been looking for a electric car.