VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

invention – something created

ex. Trains are a good invention because modern trains were developed from them.

high speed rail – gao tie

vomit – bleh

ex. The bus ride was so bumpy that I vomited when I got off.

direct flight – without any stopovers

sakura – yin hua

pickpocket – a thief

ex. Pickpockets love to target tourists with lots of baggage.

sign/road sign – lu pai

Grammar

present perfect 

has/have + participle (eaten, played, gone, returned)

I’ve never been to Japan/I’ve been to Japan  – to talk about something you have done

bleed – verb

blood – noun

*also uncountable

If I from there to go to walk to ZS park, I will die.

I will die if I have to walk from here to ZS park.

I took a 12 hours flight when I went to Paris.

I never go to Japan.

I’ve never been to Japan.

It’s a little bit same for SH, but a little older.

It’s a little bit similar to SH, but a little older/run down.

When we go down, he says he is afraid of his glasses fall down to the ground.

When we got off the ride, he said that he was afraid that his glasses would fall off/drop.

When we give the waiter money…

When we paid the waiter… 

People in 1000 years ago, they have swords on the legs and there are many xie, they can also walk.

People from 1000 years ago have swords stuck to their legs and they would bleed a lot, but they could still walk.

Pronunciation

steak – stake