VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

Review the vocabulary

someone in our hotel in Tianjin tested positive for covid.
They called me and told me to stop moving but my colleagues had to quarantine in the hotel. -> they called me and told me to stay where I was  / they told me to stay put

That man who tested positive is from Hangzhou so they searched my colleague’s message and told the Shanghai community management.

It changed, it is not as free as before / there is less freedom than before

today Chengdu’s people can’t go out to another city. / People in Chengdu cannot travel
At 6pm they will enter lockdown

Some people travelled to Hainan and were quarantined there.

I don’t have many shoots, I stopped my work because I need to study English because my time is very short. / I decided to focus on English

My friend, his English is very good. He wants to go to the same college
So we study English together.Sometimes it is hard sometimes it is common ->Sometimes it is hard sometimes it is ok

My mum knows Tai Chi

Tai Chi can change the people’s body and become good -> Tai Chi can improve physical health

I don’t interest in this -> I am not interested in this 

Maybe it is different in SH but most old people and young people are the same

Some of my friends they like to go to the gym  but I am scared of going / I am shy 

My friend tells me gym is can take people relaxing -> My friend tells me the gym can help people relax

I like potatoes very much so I can get used to Europe

I like Sichuan BBQ

Grammar

help someone (to) do something
Reading helps me relax
My teacher helps me to improve my English
Chocolate helps me relax

as + adj + as
Tom is as tall as Jerry (Tom is 180 and Jerry is 180 too)
Chengdu is not as expensive as Shanghai = Chengdu is cheaper than Shanghai
This book is as big as this notebook
Red cameras are as good as Arri cameras
My house is as big as this shop
This cat is not as young as that cat

Vocabulary

panini (n) Italian sandwich
I like to eat paninis

to focus (v/n) 调节焦距  / 成像清晰点 /使集中
I want to focus on the product
I stopped my work to focus on my English
He stopped his game to focus on sport

lens (n) 镜头
The lens you use is more important than the camera you use

to get used to something习惯
It took me 1 week to get used to android phones. Before I only used iphones
I got used to this computer

be used to 
I am used to Chinese food because I have been here for many years
after dinner I am used to going for a walk by the river

to stay put (v) not move
I had to stay put because of Covid

expensive (adj)贵的
Shanghai is more expensive than Chengdu
Japanese brands are expensive in Shanghai

cheap (adj) 便宜的
Chengdu is cheaper than Shanghai

shy (adj) 害羞的
I am a little shy I don’t like to speak to people I don’t know

open a gym (v)
Tom decided to open a gym in Chengdu

tradition (n)  传统
There are many interesting Chinese traditions

physical (adj) 身体的 / 物质的
Sports is good for physical health
Tai chi is good for physical health
I like to have physical pictures so I always print

hot pot (n) 火锅
I like to eat hot pot

digital (adj) 数码的/数字的
Young people like digital pictures

mental (adj) 智力的
Many people had mental issues because of the lockdown

to improve (v) make better
Tai Chi can improve people’s body
This man wants to improve his reading speed

common (n) very normal 常见的 / 普通的
It is common to see young people on Tik Tok in China
It is common to see old people doing sport in the morning

colleague (n) 同事
I have many colleagues in Beijing

Pronunciation

manual