F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S/W]

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phrases

criticism

Vocabulary

warped: niu qu de

vision: (v) shili , (concept) yan jie
ie. He has great visions for this company.
ie. My left side vision is warped.

criticism: pi ping (v) criticize
ie. He doesn’t take criticism very well.

philosophy: zhe xue
ie. My life philosophy is “don’t just do what I am required to do”.
ie. My life philosophy is to not just do the bare minimum./what I am required to do.

organize: zheng li (n) organization
ie. Organization skills are what you lack./need to learn.

through: tong, from top to bottom
ie. Go through/think through/read through this carefully.

throw: reng
ie. Throw your garbage away.

stick to: follow, don’t stray
ie. Stick to the original plan, don’t stray from it.

Grammar

that/which
– that = more closely connected
– which = a link

which/who/where/that … : adj phrase
ie. The girl who is sitting across from me is Krissa.
ie. The car which costs 10,000 yuan is in bad shape.

what/who … = the thing/the person: noun phrase
ie. This is what/the thing you want.
ie. He is who/the person I want.

require/ be required to
ie. I require my students to do homework. I require respect. <– active
ie. My teacher required me to do homework. Respect is required. <– passive

Speaking exercise

The glasses (which/that) you gave me yesterday was dirty.
The glasses which were on the table yesterday are missing.
I bought you the glasses which you wanted to buy last week.

Tomorrow is the day which/that the rest of my life begins on./when …. begins.
“Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life.”

Let’s go/think through the problem at hand, the rest of the problems, which are easy to solve/deal with, can wait till tomorrow.

Writing exercise

Follow your own work arrangements that what way best for you. The same goes for your living arrangements. What others judge of you is the cover of the book that named your name. Accept praise and criticism from others. And choose what you want to hear. Because we are all ordinary people on the earth so we don’t have to be what others think we should be!
Do enough preview before you do what you pre-requisite do. Preview gives you a better understanding of it. Then you can do better!
Live the life you feel comfortable with and don’t worry the lenses form other.
Be yourself then all nice prediction will come true. If something doesn’t go your way, please don’t give up. You can stop writing this prequel that which named your name and open a blank sequel.

Follow/Stick to your own work arrangements and that would be the best way for you. The same goes for your life/personal arrangements. Others’ judgement of you is the cover of the book with your name on it/that has your name on it/your life’s book/book of life. Accept praise and criticism from others. And choose what you want to hear. Because we are all ordinary people on the earth so we don’t have to be who others think we should be!
Do enough preparations before you do what you must/are required to do. Preparations gives you a better understanding of the bigger picture/the problem at hand. Then you can do better!
Live the life you feel comfortable with and don’t worry about others’ opinions.
Be yourself and then all nice predictions will come true. If something doesn’t go your way, please don’t give up. You can stop writing this prequel that has your name on it/with your name on it and open/turn/create/start writing a blank page/sequel.

You should feel comfortable with your life.
Your life you should feel comfortable with <–