13/1/2010 9:00 – 10:30
- morning rush hours 7:30-9:30 am
evening rush hours 5:00 – 8:00 pm
(peak hours)
YiShun station is where the MRT begins.
I can get a seat easily.
8:30: half past eight
mid night
7:45: quarter to eight - Have you had your breakfast?
Yes, I had had my breakfast.
No, I haven’t had my breakfast.
No, I didn’t have my breakfast. - Did you have breakfast
Yes, I did.
Yes, I had my breakfast.
No, I didn’t have my breakfast. - My grandparent have passed away.
They died many years ago.
They are dead.
They are still alive.
I have no siblings.
cousin nephews and nieces
relations(关系) relatives(亲戚)
step children
step father
step mother
divorce: Are you a divorcee?
I’m divorced.
We aren’t divorced.
We are legally separated.
We live apart.
We quarrel a lot.
Nowadays, divorces are very common. - He is a lenient teacher.(opposite: strict)
Are you strict with your daughter? - I had no time for breakfast this morning,
so I grabbed something on my way to the MRT.
I grabbed a ban and a coffee on my way to school. - You send greeting card.
You send them by airmail(first class mail: by air, expensive, quick).
You can also send them by surface mail.(by bus, train, cheap)
parcels packages
by express mail quickly
courier mail(DHL, Fedex)
registered mail
pay fines
send letters and parcels
pay bills
remit money
buy stamps
remittance
chaos
deliver, postman, redelivery, clerks
mail male(pronounce) - He is very restricted.
master
schoolmaster
master card
master of a ship(caption)
I mastered the Chinese language several years ago.
Master’s degree(MA)
MA Master of Arts
BA Bachelor of Arts
BSC Bachelor of Science(BS)