F2F Class Notes (Ally)

phrases

Vocabulary

mixer: party for new people (for work or school)
ie. We had a company mixer to get to know each other/other colleagues.
ie. Our company held a mixer for us to get to know each other.

fascinating: interesting
ie. Ally was fascinated by that book.
ie. The book that Ally is reading is fascinating.

“on the spot”: without preparation, no plan, quickly
ie. It’s hard to think of the right logic on the spot.

show-off: xuan yao (v and n)
ie. Ally doesn’t like to show-off.
ie. Ally is not a show-off. (person)

observation: guan cha (v) observe
ie. I made(v) the observation carefully. (<— describe “made”)
Ie. I observed (v) something carefully. (<— describe “observe”)

exam-oriented: ying shi
ie. Cindy needs to get rid of (v) her exam-oriented mindset.

surface: biao mian (v) fu chu biao mian (again)resurface
ie. The problem surfaced yesterday.
ie. All is good on the surface. But underneath surface, there are many problems.

Grammar

I give a present to you. (TO = direction)
I bought a present for you. (YOU = why I did this)

During + time …
ie. During my vacation, I thought a lot about…

tense:
– fact or event? If it’s not an event, simple tense…
– If you use past tense on a fact, you have to mean it and explain your meaning.
ie.  She was my friend. <– What happened? Now she isn’t.

I have the feeling when I describe things or sentence, if I do not focus on Chinese, maybe my grammar will be messed up.
I’m afraid that if I do not focus on Chinese when I describe things, my grammar will be messed up.

The person/girl who went out said “English is so hard’. /said that English was so hard.
The person/girl who just left said “English is so hard’. /said that English was/is so hard.

Please answer my question quickly.
Please answer my question now./ Answer me/Answer my question!

Due to our responsibilities are not clear made that situation last a few weeks.
Due to the lack of clarity on our responsibilities, the situation lasts a few weeks. (Due to A, B)
The lack of clarity on our responsibilities made the situation last a few weeks.(A made B)

There are two people in charge of purchasing orders to our factory and making the contracts for customers.

One day, the guy purchased an order to the factory for 3 customers, so we had to deliver the goods to different addresses.

One of the guys mixed up the addresses, which made our customer receive the wrong goods. Our customers were very angry…