VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

scenic spot/tourist attraction

anime/animation – animated film

hostel – accommodation which is inexpensive and popular with backpackers and students

theme – zhu ti

broth – gao tang

rest of sbd’s life – yi bei zi

Grammar

adverb after verb

treat well 

adjective before noun 

delicious food 

I had a wonderful time in Chongqing the first time I went there.
Chongqing is the biggest municipality directly under the Central Government of China and built on the mountains. The most structure I’ve seen there is bridge. Chongqing is surrounded by Jialing river and Changjiang river. In order to make life better and more convenience, several districts of Chongqing are connected by many kinds of bridges of which I don’t know the English name. And the night view of Chongqing is gorgeous, especially in Hongyadong. It’s so beautiful that I can’t describe it in words. To be frank, I dislike the weather in winter of Chongqing, It’s so cold that I can’t stand. But local people are quite warm and down-to-earth, I was treated friendly during the travel.

Hot pot – is the most famous and favorite dish in chongqing. Chongqing local people consider the hot pot a local specialty, which is noted for its peppery and hot taste, scalding yet fresh and tender. People gather around a small pot boiled with charcoal, electric or gas filled with flavorful and nutritious soup base. You have a choice of spicy, pure and combo for the soup base. Thin sliced raw variety meat, fish, various bean curd products and all kinds of vegetables are boiled in the soup base. Then dip them in a little bowl of special sauce. If you are adventurous enough, you can basically cook anything with hot pot, e.g., pig’s brain and duck’s kidney. Just need to be careful since the spicy soup base is burning hot.
In one word, I spent a unique Chinese New Year in Chongqing and I wish I could be there every year, or even I can settle in Chongqing one day.

Revised: 

I had a wonderful time in Chongqing the first time I went there.
Chongqing is the biggest municipality directly under the Central Government of China and built on the mountains. The most structure I’ve seen are bridges/There are many bridges. Chongqing is surrounded by Jialing river and Changjiang river. In order to make life better and more convenient, several districts in Chongqing are connected by many kinds of bridges of which I don’t know the English name. And the night view of Chongqing is gorgeous, especially in Hongyadong. It’s so beautiful that I can’t describe it with words. To be frank, I dislike the cold weather of Chongqing/winter in Chongqing, It’s so cold that I can’t stand it. But local people are quite warm and down-to-earth, I was treated well during the trip.

Hot pot is the most famous and my favorite dish in Chongqing. Chongqing locals/The local people of Chongqing consider the hot pot to be a local specialty, which is noted for its peppery and hot taste, scalding yet fresh and tender. People gather around a small pot boiled with charcoal, or electric pot filled with flavorful and nutritious soup base. You have a choice of spicy, non-spicy and mixed for the soup base. A variety of thinly sliced raw meat, fish, soya bean products and all kinds of vegetables are boiled in the soup base. Then dip them in a little bowl of special sauce. If you are adventurous enough, you can basically cook anything with hot pot, e.g., pig’s brain and duck’s kidney. Just need to be careful since the spicy soup base is burning hot.

In one word, I spent a unique Chinese New Year in Chongqing and I wish I could be there every year, or even to settle in Chongqing one day.

Pronunciation

th – the (soft th sound; no zz sound)

thin – th- in