VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

tourist attraction 景区

cliff (n) 悬崖

trail (n) 小道

drifting (n) 漂流 

slope (n) 坡

bucket (n) 桶

soak (v) 浸，泡
ie. I got soaked because of the rain.
ie. The package writes that we need to soak the mushrooms for 2 hours before cooking.

instant noodles 方便面

boiled water 开水
ie. We don’t have hot water in the house, so I should boil some.

slippers (n) 拖鞋

teenager (n) 12-18 year olds

direction (n) 方向

torrent (n) 水流, 种子

Covid: 疫情

trait (n) 特质, 特点 = characteristics

egocentric (adj.) 以自我为中心的 = self-centered
ie. It’s hard to deal with people who are egocentric.

team-player (n) 善于团队合作的人

inconsiderate (adj.) 考虑不周的

reluctant to take responsibility 不愿承担责任

due diligence (n) 该尽的职责

fast-paced 快节奏的

in time 及时

proactive (adj.) 积极主动的

give birth to 生

maternal leave
ie. She is on ~ now.

each one will make you wet
You will get all wet whenever you go through a slope.

We all want to go to the 终点 before others
We all want to get to the finish point before others, so it was an intense competition.

We are sit face to face
We had to sit face to face so that our boat is heading to the right direction and we can keep balance.

We didn’t arrange everything before we went to the river,
We were not well prepared.

We need to change our direction because the river can lead you to any direction.
The torrent is fast, so we need to change our direction once every 20s.

It’s tired
It’s tiring

I like the person who is nice and easy to communicate with and humble
I like the kind of person who is nice and easy to communicate with and humble

Your areas are fixed

cross the boundary (n) 越界

the one come here nearly is from Meituan
the one who is coming here soon is from Meituan

he just be my leader for 2 years.
he was my leader for 2 years.

Pronunciation

preg – nant

pregnancy (n)