F2F Class Notes March 14th (Ben)

Vocabulary

surreal 超现实

I often have/make surreal dreams when I sleep.

I have had this experience for the last 20 years.

spikes 尖状物;尖头;尖刺a thin object with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal, wood, etc.

Spikes in a dream often represent danger or uncertainty.

卸下 get away from

I’m trying to get away from pressure.

坚持原则 stick to your principles

逃避责任 shirk responsibility

My predecessors say I need to put up with general unfairness in the company.

well-intentioned = with good intentions

Some people are genuinely well-intentioned whereas others will try to take advantage of you. Many of them are two-faced / double-faced.

mindset 心态

I need to adjust my mindset and do what I think is right.

rat race

疯狂竞争,你死我活的竞争the way of life of people living and working in a large city where people compete in an aggressive way with each other in order to be more successful, earn more money, etc.

Grammar

Even you, some people surround you who is not be trusted by you.

–> Even you won’t trust everyone around you. 

(Even you think that some people around you can’t be trusted.)

  • one sentence has one subject and one verb

Pronunciation

immature

Corrections

more better –> (even) better