Spatial relations&needs

The man in the middle is the heaviest.

The man in the middle is heavier than the other two.

The woman on the left is smarter than the man on the right.

The man isn't as smart as the woman is.聪明。

The woman is standing under a bridge.

The bridge is above the woman.

There is a bridge over the river.河上有一座桥。

The river is flowing beneath the bridge.河水在桥下流淌。

The water is flowing over a waterfall.水流过瀑布

The waterfall is very high and beautiful.

People need passports to travel internationally.人们出国旅行需要护照。

Without a passport, you can not leave your country or enter another country.

You need driver's license to drive a car.你需要有驾驶执照才能开车。

It is against the law to drive without a driver's license.

Many people use credit cards to buy things on credit.

When you have a credit card，you don't need to carry cash.

Smartphones are very useful and can do many things.

You can use them to make phone calls, play games or go shopping on the internet.

We need to buy tickets in order to take a train or watch a sports event.

You can often buy tickets online, and sometimes you can get a discount.你经常可以在网上买到票，有时还能得到折扣。

Places of business

Banks are where people can deposit or withdraw money.银行是人们可以存取款的地方。

You can also use online banking to pay bills,such as your credit card bill.你也可以使用网上银行支付账单，比如你的信用卡账单。

Hotels are where travelers can stay overnight or for several days.旅馆是旅行者可以过夜或住几天的地方。

If you plan to stay a hotel, you should make a reservation.如果你打算住旅馆，你应该预订。

Restaurants are where people go to eat with friends or family.

There are many different kinds of restaurants,such as Indian, Italian or Chinese restaurants.

Repair shops are where people to go fix things which are broken or not working right. 修理店是人们修理坏了或不能正常工作的东西的地方。

This repair shop fixes cars and can check to see if it is safe to drive.这家汽车修理店修理汽车，可以检查一下驾驶是否安全。

Coffee shops are favorite place to meet new people or take a break from the office.咖啡馆是结识新朋友或在办公室休息的好地方。

They are usually less expensive than restaurants.它们通常比餐馆便宜。

If something is broken, you should take it to a repair shop.

Ordering food from home

I'm tired of going out to eat.

Let's eat at home tonight.

OK, are you going to cook?

No, it's too late and you know I'm not a good cook.

Let's order something.

Where are they going to eat? They are going to eat at home.

What do you have in mind?

I was thinking about a nice big pizza.

Again? I had pizza last night, so please, no pizza.

What was he thinking about ordering?

He was thinking about ordering a pizza.

OK, no pizza.

Let's order Chinese food, OK?

Sweet and sour?

You always like sweet and sour.

I feel like eating something hot and spicy.

OK, you order something hot and spicy, and I order sweet and sour.

I don't want anything spicy.

My stomach doesn't feel good.

It's a bit upset.

What are they going to order instead of pizza? some Chinese food

Why doesn't he want something hot and spicy? His stomach doesn't feel good.

OK, if you want sweet and sour then I'll have that too.

and I'll make us salad with lots of tomatoes.

How long will it take for the food to get here?

I don't know.

I'll call and find out.

Thanks, hopefully it won't take longer than an hour. 

I'm getting hungry.

What do they finally decide to order? They decide to order sweet and sour.

Are Selfies Good or Bad?

Hey, what did you do last night?

Itooka long walkfrommy hotel.

You didn't get lost?

No, I didn't.

Where did you go? Any where interesting?

I walked to the river. 

There were thousands of people there.

You went to the river? 

How long did it take you to walk there?

It took around 20 minutes.

Did you see anything interesting?

I was reallysurprisedby how many people were there.

How did she get to the river? She walked to the river.

What did she see at the river? She saw thousands of people there.

Many of them were taking pictures and selfies. 

Lots of selfies.

Do you take selfies?

Sure, don't you?

Sometimes, but my girlfriend takes a lot of selfies. 

Then she shares them with her friends online. 

I don't understand why people like to take so many pictures of themselves.

That's because you are old-fashioned.

Who takes a lot of selfies? His girlfriend does.

Why does his girlfriend put her selfies online? She wants to share them with her friends.

Emm, I guess you're right. 

There's too muchsocial mediafor me.

When I go to a restaurant, I see many people looking at their smart phones. 

They don't even look at the people they are with.

Times are changing, my friend. Whether you like it or not.