Vocabulary:
Toboggan: a fast sled used for sliding down snowy or icy hills.
RV:(recdreational vehicle)large motor vehicle equipped with living space ,such as a toilet,kitchen,sleeping space,etc.
Manifest destiny:American philosophy from the 19th century;belief that Americans have a destiny or fate to explore new areas and take over new lands.Hitchhike:
Cinco de mayo:it was a festival of Mexican,today it means freedom and independent
Grafitti:
Dive: a very cheap,often sketchy restaurant or bar
Cuckooa: man who is a stupid,incompetent fool
Pit stop: a break to get food or gra or use the bathroom.
Idioms/Slang:
The gra is always greener on the other side of the fence: people tend to want whatever they don’t have.
Have itchy feet:
Yellow fever:refer to westen men who like to date Asian women ,for example:John only dates Chinese girls,he denifite have yellow fever.
Backseat driver: a paenger who gives unneceary or annoying directions to the diriver.
Dog days of summer: hot and humid weather,usually in late July.
Digging a hole to China:1)to dig a hole .2)to have unrealistic goals or expectatry.If she thinks she can pa her drivers exam,she’s just digging a hole to
China.
Get lobstered: get a very bad sunburn,turn bright red.
Black gold: the oil
To shanghai: to kidnap, trick, or force someone to do something unwillingly.for example :I didn’t want to go to the movies last night, but my friend she
shanghai to me.
Don’t eat yellow snow: don’t do things that obvious that is stupid or damage.
Concepts:
1.Americans’ perception of Chinas
2.Road trip
3.Great Wall graffiti zone
4.Advice
5.new years resolutions
