VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

calligraphy书法
Bob started to learn ~ when he was 10 years old.
Chinese writing brush 毛笔

recognize (v) 识别，认识

ranking (n) 排名
the …(序数词)… place
Tom won the first place in the competition.

second (n) 秒
salary (n) 薪水

summer camp (n) 夏令营

PPT = PowerPoint

certificate (n) 证书

the UN = the United Nations 联合国

mean (v)
The word “sentence” means “句子”
What does sth mean?|
What does the word “lung” mean?
It means “肺”
What do you mean by that? 你这是什么意思？

meaning (n) 意思
the meaning of the word is “…”.

limestone cave 溶洞
there were some bats in the limestone cave

hill (n) 小山丘

creek (n) 溪流

deep – shallow  浅

stalactite – 钟乳石

edible (adj.) 可食用的
The fruits that I saw in Yunnan were not edible.

herb (n) – herbal (adj.) 草药

cure (v) 医治
This herb cured my cold

male – female
雄性 – 雌性

rescue (v) 救助
That man rescued 3 elephants in 2020.

bug (n) 虫子
insect (n) 昆虫

lawyer (n) 律师

explain (v) – explanation (n)
explain sth to sb

firefly (n) 萤火虫

Grammar

bored: 主语必须是人
boring：主语可以是人或物
My art teacher is bored. 我的美术老师感到无聊
My art teacher is boring.  我的美术老师很无聊

V for + 时间段：做某事做了一段时间
I ran for 30 minutes.
I played with my father for 2 hours yesterday.

When we grade 3
When we were in grade 3
When we were in 3rd grade

I think it’s very bored
I think it’s very boring.

we need to take it 11 o’clock.
We didn’t finish until 11pm.

I know the meaning of every word, but I don’t know the meaning when they are in a sentence.

They grow 3 centimeters every 100 years.

it can’t eat.
we can’t eat them.

we eat them that the elephant eat.
we ate whatever the elephants ate.

It’s the sweetest pineapple I ate
It’s the sweetest pineapple I’ve ever had.