VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

I travel between SH and NJ every week because my family is in / lives in SH and I need to rent an apartment in Nanjing.
I have 5 days work and on Sunday and Monday I am in SH. / I work 5 days in Nanjing and spend 2 days in SH to rest.

It is very busy on Saturday and Sunday so I just choose one day between Sunday and Saturday to rest

I worked in AMQ for 5 years. It is too long I want to try another opportunity with a higher luxury brand.

I first contacted a real estate agent and he gave me some pictures of the apartments to help me choose. I am going to Nanjing this Saturday to have a look at apartments / to visit some apartments / to see some apartment ..

I need an apartment near my work. I want to be 10 minutes away on foot

I am going to work 30 mins always -> I take 30 mins to go to work / I live 30 mins away from work

have you (ever) been to Nanjing?
It is an old city.

There is a big shopping mall in Nanjing.
There are more stores in SH and BJ.

in Shanghai there are local buyers and tourists.
In Nanjing there are many buyers from small cities around Nanjing. / many buyers who live in small cities go to Nanjing to buy because it is closer than SH.

Have you ever been to Japan?
Yes I went to Japan before Covid

Have you ever been to Norway?
No I have never been to Norway

Have you ever visited the great wall?
Yes I visited the great wall about 5 years ago

Have you ever worked in another city?
No I have never worked in another city

It is the first time I live alone
I am worried

Renting an apartment in Shanghai is double the price of Nanjing.

Vocabulary

lonely (adj) 孤独的
I am worried I may feel lonely

real estate agent (n) 房地产经纪人 / someone who works in real estate and helps you find houses / apartments / stores..
I will visit a house with a real estate agent

real estate (n) 房地产
Tom works in real estate

to rent (v) 租
I want to rent an apartment 10 mins away from my job

rent (n) price you pay to rent a place
the rent in Xintiandi is very expensive

duty free store (n) 免税店
duty free stores do not have the new and the limited products

ancient (adj) very very old
Xian is an ancient city

house (n) whole building
He has a house in the countryside

apartment (n) a place in a big building
I live in apartment 502 in this building

countryside (n) 乡下
I don’t like the countryside

opportunity (n) 机会
I hope I get more opportunities in the future

Grammar

have you (ever) + past particle : to ask someone if he/she has done something any time in his whole life
Have you (ever) been to Japan?
Have you eaten Chinese food?
Have you met Tom?
Have you been to Pudong IFC?
Have you ever cooked Chinese food?
Have you ever bought a AMQ product?
Have you tried VR?

time + away + from place + means of transport  (how you go there)
I live 20 minutes away from Jing an (by car )
SH is 1h away from Nanjing by high speed train
I live 30 minutes away from my parents (in Minhang) by car
Shanghai is 2h away from BJ by plane
HZ is 1h30 away from SH by high speed train

distance + away + from place
I live 20km away from Pudong
SH is 200km away from Nanjing

take + time : to talk about how long you need to do something
I take 20 minutes to go to work
It took 3 days to change the store’s decoration
I take 1h30 to go from SH to HZ (by high speed train) / it takes 1h30 to go from SH to HZ.