F2F Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

beat around the bush: to avoid talking about what is important 拐弯抹角

eg. Don’t beat around the bush – get to the point!

call someone out: to challenge someone directly

eg. Max wanted to call him out after he was insulted by him every day.

Grammar

deutsche company – German company

soiled – society 

Asia people are more excellent than foreigners – Asian people are more qualified/skilled than foreigners

I think that Europeans have a common weakness of not admitting their mistakes. If I point out his mistakes at work, he never give me straight answer. If I email him, he will answer indirectly. He doesn’t understand the Chinese society. He wants to use the Deutsche way of doing business. He tells me that he is responsible for personal manager, technical manager etc. I think he doesn’t have these abilities.

Revised: 

I think that Europeans have a common weakness for not/which is not admitting their mistakes. If I point out his mistakes/problems at work, he never gives me a straight answer/response. If I email him, he will answer indirectly/beat around the bush. He doesn’t understand the Chinese society way of doing business/Chinese business culture. He wants to use the German way of doing business. He tells me that his position includes being a project manager, a technical manager etc. I think he isn’t qualified/isn’t skilled enough to do his job.