VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

on vacation 度假

wholeheartedly (adv.) 
ie. I thought they did not prepare the wedding wholeheartedly.

expectation (n) 期待,预料
ie. What were your expectations of the wedding?

neat (adj.) 整齐的
ie. Wow! Your desk is so neat.

in my imagination 

meadow (n) 草坪,草地

Western-style wedding

late fall/autumn 晚秋

wedding venue 婚礼场所

photographer (n) 摄影师

drone (n) 无人机

shrimp (n) 虾

precious (adj.) valuable
i.e This is one of the most precious moments in my life.

hand over (v) 递,递给

touching/moving (adj.) 令人感动的
ie. This movie is not touching at all.

remote (n) 遥控器 (adj.) 偏远

buffet (n) 自助餐  all you can eat

ceremony (n) 仪式 

chef (n) 厨师,大厨

wine   1. 葡萄酒    2. 红葡萄酒

pianist (n) 钢琴师

alcohol (n) 酒,酒精
alcohol-free 
liquor 酒,酒精

either one is okay/will work: 都可以

alcoholic (n) 酗酒者

work – workaholic (n) 工作狂

shop – shopaholic 购物狂

banquet (n) 宴会
wedding banquet 婚宴

Grammar

record (v)
I want to record this moment.

record (n)
Liu Xiang just broke the national record.

to take sth into account
ie. It’s impossible to take everyone’s 

agree with 
ie. My husband agrees with my plan.

Speaking exercise

The wedding start at 4pm
The wedding starts at 4pm

Summer in Shanghai is very long

We haven’t decided when the wedding will be.
We haven’t decided the specific date yet.

I feel very boring
I felt very bored

I need to take everyone’s preference into account.

My husband is very into “sound quality”, so he will set a very high standard for our wedding music.

Pronunciation

wine
line