VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

(national) college entrance exam: gaokao

bride (n) 新娘

groom (n) 新郎

cold war
i.e Me and my husband had a cold war last week.

forgiving (adj.)
i.e I am a forgiving and understanding person.

Alibaba- Alipay 支付宝

fight (n/v) 吵架
i.e We had a terrible fight

bottleneck 瓶颈

resume (n) 简历 = CV

resume (v) 恢复
i.e  When does work resume?

resign (v) 辞职 – resignation (n)
i.e He resigned 2 weeks ago.
i.e I received his resignation letter.

Speaking exercise

I met him … my husband
I met him through my husband

During Gaokao, my husband met him, then they become brothers-in-law
During Gaokao, my husband met him, then they became good buddies.

so this guy know the people that my husband
so this guy knew all the people around my husband 

include my husband’s ex-girlfriend and this guy invited his ex-girlfriend to join the wedding.
including my husband’s ex-girlfriend. This guy invited my husband’s ex to the wedding.

my husband and his ex-girlfriend were together for 5 years.

I was together with my husband,
when me and my husband were first together, 

he didn’t forget his ex, at that time, we experienced lots of things and these things maked me
he didn’t forget his ex, at that time, we went through lots of things and these things left me in a dark place.

So I know his ex will join the wedding
So I know his ex will be at the wedding

I decided to go shopping, like clothes, shoes and other things, so I cancelled my trip.

to dress myself up

I can’t see some difference
I can’t see any difference

My husband thinks that I don’t have a good taste for fashion

He will find a friend to do make-ups for me.

he felt sorry to her
he felt sorry for her

I didn’t care the way he did things, it was the fact that he lied to me that upset me.

Pronunciation

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bread – bride

festival