VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

maybe he has some things about himself so he didn’t have more time on me.

-> Maybe he had things to do / maybe he was busy  / maybe he had some personal things to do .. so he didn’t have the time to check on what I was doing.

I bought yoga pants and sport shoes for exercise
When you see something has the tag on sale you will go woah -> when you see items on sale you cannot control yourself / you tend to buy more things.

Maybe 12 %, it is not a big discount. -> it was maybe 12% off  / I think I got a discount of about 12%

I buy a lot of goods for the house, like the shower and the shampoo -> daily necessities

and the January and the Spring Festival. -> and in January there is the Spring Festival
Every day there is a big sale.

My colleagues have plans.

She told me she wants to leave about 1 week before the holiday  / ask for a leave

She has 2 weeks holiday and she doesn’t go anywhere. She just stays at home.

She tells me she is so tired, she doesn’t like work

she wants to lay on her bed all day.
She can watch Tik Tok / short videos.

Someone can have a show on  -> She can watch live streams

Usually, we starts work and stays at the office and she puts on her air pods

and she has another cellphone and she watches livestreams at the same time.
/ she works on her computer and she watches a livestream on her phone at the same time

She needs something in the background. It is typical.

I only have 5 days a year.

I usually want to spend the holiday traveling.
This year it is very difficult to go anywhere.
I don’t want be locked down in the other city. / I don’t want to be quarantined in another city / I don’t want to be stuck in another city because of Covid
like now you may be locked down for 2 or 3 days.

One of my colleague is hong kongese but she was unlucky she locked down for 2 days a few times. Every time she locks down she complains  / she is quite unlucky, she had to go through short lock downs a few times.

livestreams are so boring, some live streamers like to tell some stories or read some books. / maybe they talk about some gossips

I have a few friends who read paper books. Other people read e-books.
A lot of friends, don’t read books, they prefer to watch films

they like short videos very much.
My parents, they are over 60s, and they can watch the short videos for 5-6h a day. -> my parents are over 60 and they can watch the short videos for 5-6h a day.

I have to notice them, I ask my mum, what videos she watched and she showed me like the international news and lovely pet and some funny videos. -> I noticed/realized they watched videos so I asked my mum what videos she watched and she showed me like the international news and lovely pets and some funny videos.

Vocabulary

to notice (v) to realize something / to tell someone something
I noticed she was watch a short video and asked her about it
I noticed there was a mistake in the document and changed it
My boss asked me to notice him when when the client arrives

notice someone : tell someone something
I noticed him about the letter

to pay attention: be (more) careful about someone or something
I pay attention to my parents because they are not young anymore
I pay attention not to make any mistake when I type something

gossip (n) stories / rumors about the personal life of people 流言蜚语
They like to check on gossips about movie stars

to gossip (v) to share rumors
they like to gossip during their lunch break

live stream (n/v) live show usually to sell products
She likes to watch live streams and buy things

live streamer (n) people who do live streams
LiJiaQi is a very successful live streamer

daily necessities (n) items you need to use everyday like soap / paper / toothpaste…
Remember to bring some daily necessities, I heard the hotel didn’t provide anything

yoga pants : very close fitted pants worn for sports
I bought 2 yoga pants on 11/11

sign (n) a visual thing giving information
I looked for an exit sign to find the exit

Grammar

when you give a year with an s, it is not a precise number.
My parents are in their 60s (they could be 61 or 67….)
use early / late to be a bit more precise
My mother is in her early 60s (61 , 62 ,63 … )

My parents are over 60
I got a fine because I was driving above 110

Grammar

talking about discounts

a discount of X %
X % off

they had a special deal: buy one get one free / buy 2 the 3rd one 50% off ….