VIP Class Notes (JJ)

Pronunciation

Apparel – a-pei-rou

Colleagues – CO-lleagues (重音on the “CO”)

Monument – MAO-niu-ment

Statue – sTA-tchiu

bloody – bl – euh -di

cilantro: ci-lan-chro

Vocabulary

taste test

vendor: 店家

booth: 摊位

specialty 

coffee snob: 对咖啡非常讲究的人

Ex: My friend never goes to Family Mart for coffee, she’s such a coffee snob.

lactose intolerance: 不耐受

Ex: JJ is lactose intolerant so she always gets lattes with oat milk.

goes well: 很搭

Ex: The walnut bits go well with the milk tea drink I got in Changsha.

a blessing and a curse: 即是好事又是坏事

Ex: It’s a blessing and a curse that bubble teas in China are so inexpensive, I just keep buying them everyday even though I know they are not super healthy.

monument/statue: 雕像

stinky tofu: 臭豆腐

stir fry: 小炒

crispy: 脆脆的

scallion：大葱

green onion: 小葱

cilantro: 香菜

powder: 粉

Grammar

It’s a little bit big —> It was quite big/large

on the middle —> in the middle

Write sentences using the new words learnt today in the vocabulary and pronunciation section of the notes :).