VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

I had a nice Saturday.
I went out to have lunch. 

The view was nice but the taste was so so. / but the food didn’t taste special
I like cantonese food

I arranged a trip.

Mostly my boss will give me his schedule and I will follow this to book air tickets or train tickets and taxi / transportation and hotels and restaurants. / he will share with me his schedule and I will book the rest accordingly.

I ask him what kind of food do you and the guest like / I ask him for his food preference.

then I will choose/select 3 restaurants and send the list to him to choose the best one.
Maybe he wants to find a restaurant near the hotel, then I can use Gaode to find them / I can use the map to find restaurants close to his hotel location.

Sometimes he will tell me the meeting time in that city then I will select air tickets that match the time.

He likes China Eastern because he can get miles. / he prefers china eastern because he can accumulate points

We have a cooperation with Shenzhou

with this app you can specify the driver / you can ask for a specific driver

he is always on business trips so he is very tired / he is always on the road. I hear his complains with the driver. / he often complains about the driver.

It is harder because I need to call to book

when he travels back to China he will need to do a Covid test so I will have to find a hospital.

Vocabulary

quarantine (n)隔离
People coming back to China had to stay in quarantine for 2 weeks

in advance : before 预先
I will have to plan everything in advance
He asked me to send him the selection 2 hours in advance

time difference (n) 时差
There is a big time difference between China and the US.

accumulate (v) to get more and more 积累
He likes to accumulate miles

miles (n) points for flying
He likes to accumulate miles

fast paced (adj) 快速地
I don’t fast paced tips / I don’t like to travel at a fast pace.

expensive (adj) 贵的
Traveling business class is expensive

requirement (n) 需要
My boss has a lot of requirements

picky (adj) 挑剔的 (informal)
My boss is very picky, he has many requirements for the hotel room.

strange (adj) 奇怪的
He has some strange habits

to specify (v) 具体说明
You can specify the driver you want on this app

specific (adj) 特定的
You can ask for a specific driver on this app

to cooperate (v) to work together with
We cooperate with this company
We cooperate with this hotel

cooperation (n)
We have a cooperation with this company

preference (n) 偏爱
My boss has a preference for China eastern airline

to prefer (v) like better
He prefers China eastern airline

aisle (n) 走道
He doesn’t like aisle seats, he prefers window seats.

to match (v) to work well together / to be compatible
Our schedules match, we both will be in Guangzhou on Monday so let’s have a drink.

compatible (adj) 和睦相处的/兼容的
Gaode is not compatible with old iPhones

budget per head : budge per number of people
I asked him about the budget per head for the restaurant

cantonese (adj) from the Guangzhou region
I like cantonese food

cantonese (n/adj) 粤语
Tom likes cantonese songs

 have a sweet tooth : I really like sweet things
I have a sweet tooth, I like to eat cake, ice cream and many sweet dishes.

Pronunciation

taste

test