VIP Class Notes (Freda)

Vocabulary

accumulation fund: 公积金

institute/institution: organization

blush: cheeks turning red for being shy.

e.g. Elizabeth is blushing when she talks about her boyfriends!

historians

harsh: serious and strict

tuition = 学费

archeology, archeologist

colloquial = in speaking way

shredded guy = a guy with clear muscle lines.

suit: 西装; 套装; 西服

Savile Row: A street with store that make tailored suits.

rigorous: 谨慎的

prestigious school/university: popular and best

Charles is lean. (thin and tall)

giggle = 咯咯笑; 傻笑 e.g. Why are you giggling?

Maybe I prefer strong man.

rip off: This company ripped me off.

fraud

plastic surgery: 整形手术

Grammar

Charles is a gentleman, he likes to wear suits.

Most Chinese girls get married very young.

bad manner/ impolite/ lack of social etiquettes

e.g. They have bad manners./They are impolite./They lack of social etiquettes.

She always shout loudly.

Pronunciation

suit: s ew t

Speaking exercise

My mother said to me “I’m getting older, and you have to find a man to marry.” She wants me to choose on of Michael and Charles become my future husband and son-in-law. They both rich and handsome. The UK guy’s high school is Eton, and his university is Cambridge. I know the Cambridge but I don’t know about the high school. And he become a teacher he don’t want to do some digging the old object. He studied history and archeology and he doesn’t want to become an archeologist. So he test Teacher Qualification and become a teacher and come to China to teach Chinese students. I like Michael because I know Michael before UK guy. Charles have a phD. degree. I just bachelor degree, Michael have master degree. In conclusion, Charles is the best. But I old man can better be kind to woman.

My mother said to me “I’m getting older, and you have to find a man to marry.” She wants me to choose one of from Michael and Charles to become my future husband and her son-in-law. They are both rich and handsome. The UK guy graduated from the Eton College, (The UK guy’s high school is Eton,) and went to Cambridge for university.(university is Cambridge). I know about the Cambridge but I don’t know about the high school. And he became become a teacher because he don’t want to spend his life on digging the old objects. He studied history and archeology and he didn’t doesn’t want to become an archeologist. So he took test the Teacher Qualification test and became become a teacher. (and) Then he came come to China to teach Chinese students. I like Michael better because I knew know Michael before the UK guy. Charles have a phD. degree. I just have a bachelor degree(in Chinese literature), Michael has have a master degree(correction: Michael may have a lot of degrees!). In conclusion, Charles is better (the best). But I think old men man can do better in taking care of be kind to women woman. (But I think the old man can do better in taking care of the woman.)