VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Vocabulary

overstay – to stay longer than your visa allows
eg. they don’t want Chinese girls to overstay in the US

green card

lv se = the color of the lights on the “lu”
lan se = a lazy blue color

Permanent Resident = PR

mind = your ability to think and decide things for yourself

sense = talk about the different meanings next class 

direct – zhi jie de

precious – “presh ess” very valuable
press
pressure
pressures – “presh zhurz”
pleasure – a good feeling

don’t worry about it / don’t mention it / say no more / it’s all good

my pleasure / you’re welcome / no worries / no problem / it’s ok 

see / look / watch 
see = your ability to find sth with your eyes
look = what you try to do with your eyes
watch = involves movement / focus
eg. I can see the bird outside, and I am looking at it carefully. When it flies away, I watch it until it is gone.

born
eg. I was born years ago

ferry – water taxi 

dock – like an airport for boats

seasick – a sick feeling from being on the ocean

what a nice day!
I noticed what a nice day it is
I noticed how nice the day is 

How nice is today? Today is very nice. How nice today is!
How much is it? It is very expensive. How expensive it is!

Today was sunny and I was in a good mood. Tired of studying and bustls of city life so I came to Hengsha island to enjoy the gorgeous scenery and get relaxed in the afternoon.
When I arrived Hengsha island, the first thing came in to my sight were the thick green trees, therefore the air was fresh.
In the afternoon, I lay on the lawn and saw a blue sky. I felt really comfortable because all things peace and quiet so your couldn’t imagine how wonderful they were.

Today was sunny and I was in a good mood. Tired of studying and the bustle of city life so I came to Hengsha island to enjoy the gorgeous scenery and get relaxed in the afternoon.
When I arrived on Hengsha island, the first thing that came into my view was the thick green trees, and I noticed how fresh the air was.
In the afternoon, I lay on the lawn and looked at the blue sky. I felt really comfortable because everything was peaceful and quiet so you couldn’t imagine how wonderful it was.

Grammar

to verb
for noun

I saw a dog. It was fat.

I bought a coffee from starbucks. It was a good idea. This is something I have thought about for a long time.

it / them / that / this

this / these = the thing here
that / those = the thing there
it = the thing
them = these things