VIP Class Notes (Maddie)

Vocabulary

how have you been? = how are you since we last met?

inevitable:  cannot be avoided
e.g. it’s inevitable that people always want what they don’t have

long-term: lasting a long time

priority: the most important thing
e.g. it’s not a priority to me.

time-consuming: takes up a lot of time
e,g, being in a relationship with someone can be really time-consuming

define: to give something a defination

female: 女

short stories: 短篇小说

sell:to give something to someone for money

street vendor: someone that sells stuff in the street
e.g. she became a street vendor

ferment: 发酵
e.g. pu’er tea is a fully fermented tea.

tranquil: quieter than quiet
e.g. dali is so tranquil i love it there!

artificial: done by humans
e.g. i don’t think it’s aritificial; i think it’s caused by the minerals in the lake

Speaking exercise

we lived in two hotels
we stayed at two hotels

let me think it
let me think about it