F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)

Next Class Focus

Find some entrepreneurship books in English that we can read together – add vocabulary – add knowledge.

e.g. John C. Maxwell: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Today Matters

In the future, we can also listen to motivational/entrepreneurship “talks” on YouTube.

Pronunciation

dream – DUH-REE-MUH

entrepreneur – ON-TRUH-PRUH-NER

Vocabulary

cost / expense – this is money that you spend and never see again

save money / spend money / invest money

e.g. A great use for money is to invest it in yourself.

dream – my biggest goal

e.g. I have always dreamed of being a female business owner.

passion – the things that I love to do

e.g. I need to find my passion. Maybe if I find my passion then I can find my dream job.

e.g. Nicholas quit his job because he was not passionate about it.

woman/female entrepreneur – 企业家

“Do something that you would do for free — but…do it so well that people want to pay you money for it”

throughout your life – from when you were young until today

envy – jealousy – 羡慕 – noun – verb / envious – adj

e.g I am envious of your pink coat. <<ADJ>>

e.g. I don’t envy your job. <<VERB>>

e.g. I have so much envy. <<NOUN>>

clue – 线索 

e.g. Follow the clues in life to learn what you’re passionate about!

knowledge – 知识

e.g. Some people say that knowledge is the key to power!

niche – 商业领域

e.g. If you want to become rich, sometimes it is best to find a very small niche and serve that niche a great service!

Grammar

When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up?

e.g. When I was young, I wanted to be a lawyer.

I am very admire to you / I admire you very much!

from young – from when I was young