【E32】level4 -26 What are you going to do?

Today is our 6 year anniversary. My wife and I met on this day 6 years ago Yes! I met my wife for the first time here in Beijing 6 years ago Today was a very rainy day. We cannot say 'heavy rain day' Trees sway in the wind We shake when we feel cold. A building shakes during an earthquake. We shake hands. Rainy day We cannot say 'raining day' It's hard to dry clothes when it rains. It was not raining in Xi'an today. We cannot say: Xi'an was not rain today. We don't say big wind. We say 'strong winds' There were strong winds. Or It was very windy. It is not convenient to do outdoor activities when it rains. Or It is not convenient to do activities outdoors when it rains. I collected the materials I need to go to Australia. I went back TO my dormitory. Thirty Thirteen We must be careful when we pronounce these words And I GOT up at ... And as usual, I DID my exercise And I worked the whole day Leisure 空闲 / 空闲的 For leisure Leisure time Leisure activities Grave 坟墓 Graveyard 墓地 Did all of you understand this conversation? Which words did you find difficult? Surfing 冲浪 Surfboard 冲浪板 Sounds like fun 听起来很好玩儿 Fun 好玩儿 Beach 海滩 Couple This usually means 'two' For example: A couple of weeks. (this usually means 'two weeks') But, when we are speaking casually, we can use 'couple' to mean 'a few'. For example: How long will you be away? I'm not sure. Maybe a couple of days. This could mean 'a few days'. Maybe 2 - 4 days. But it shouldn't be too much more than that. It shouldn't be more than 5. sounds like 听起来 That sounds like a good idea. That sounds like fun. Here, 'like' means 像. It is a preposition (介词) He looks like a nice person. (here also, 'like' is not a verb. It is a preposition) Looks like Sounds like Seems like We have two weeks off. Here, 'off' means 'free from something' But, 'off' can have other meanings as well. There are many many ways 'off' can be used. It will be difficult to explain all of them in our class tonight If you want, we can discuss them in more detail tomorrow night. Please raise your hand if you want to try to read the conversation! Fun Surfboard Have a good night everyone! Keep up the good work!