VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Write about 11/11 – what did you buy? how long did you spend? how did you feel? do you regret (hou hui) anything? …

Vocabulary

how’s it going? – howz zit goin?

how long did it take? 

probation period – the first 2-3 months of a job to test you
eg. My assistant will finish her probation period next month.

summit – a big meeting

turn on < > turn off

already – yi jing
eg. have you already had lunch?

what? – sorry? 

do the housework 

do the laundry – wash your clothes

night time / at night – evening

I cook dinner with my husband which takes 1 hour / I spend 1 hour to cook dinner with my husband

clear the table

instant coffee – ka fei fen
eg. I drink instant coffee every weekend at home

espresso machine – normal coffee machine

filter coffee 

quality – zhi liang

grocery – things for your house that you use every day

put the kids to bed 

take out the trash / garbage / rubbish

a thing – one thing
something – not known thing
there is someone outside – don’t know who

Grammar

in the end of the month – at the end of the month 

Do you have a friend?
Yes I have a friend
No I don’t have a friend

What do you mean? I mean, I want some coffee.
What do you want? I want some coffee
What do you say? I say “hello”

It is very good to study English
It is very hot today

2
1
2 is more than 1

I have 2 friends. I have more than you. You have 1 friend.

Do I have a lot of friends?

Tonight I will buy something from Taobao. I will spend 3 hours to buy something from Taobao because I want buy more something. 11/11 is very cheap for anything. The 11/11 mean is if you single and not friend, so you can stay at home buy something from Taobao. I bought something I don’t need it, but tonight I just buy anything.

Tonight I will buy something from Taobao. I will spend 3 hours to buy something from Taobao because I want to buy a lot of things. On 11/11 it is very cheap to buy anything. 11/11 means if you are single and don’t have a boyfriend / girlfriend, you can stay at home and / to buy something from Taobao. I bought something (that) I don’t need, but tonight I will just buy whatever I want.