VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

Yoyo seems happy today = I think Yoyo is happy
Today it seems hot because I can see the sunshine but, it’s not hot because it’s winter.

threaten
eg. Yoyo is bad so I threaten her and say “If you are not good, I will tell your mum”

seemed – your feeling
eg. Today it seems hot because I can see the sunshine but, it’s not hot because it’s winter.

precious – sth that is important / expensive
eg. Jesse’s computer is precious but Yoyo doesn’t think so.

fabric – bu liao
eg. the lion is made of fabric

wealthy – you qian / rich / have lots of money
eg. The father was wealthy so he could buy a big house.

trader – shang ren / a person that sells things when they travel

travel – go to other cities and countries
eg. I like to travel every year

period – yi duan shi jian
eg. We have class for a short period – only 1 hour!

distant – very far
eg. Australia is a distant country from China.

exotic – interesting, beautiful, from a place far away

lengthy – a long time
eg. I have lived in China for a length period

sail – a boat sails on the water
drive – a car drives on the road

adventure – a fun, interesting and cool time when you are traveling
eg. I had a good adventure in Australia

anxious – to feel bad, worried, nervous
eg. I feel very anxious before the test.

wrote – write is the past
eg. I wrote a story for homework

frequent – often happen / do something a lot
eg. doing homework at school is frequent for students in China

already – yi jing / happened before
eg. I have already been to Japan

replace – dai ti
eg. you can replace “a lot” with “many”

be able to = can do
eg. Yoyo should be able to read English books

merchant = trader