F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)[S]

Pronunciation

menstrual –

average  AV-ER-RIJ

vision – short i

sighted –

working

pregnant – PREG-NINT

painful

can’t

remaining – RUH-MAIN-ING

Vocabulary

“one more…” – after this one they is no more – the last – the last remaining

e.g. GOT has only one more episode and then the show is over forever.

e.g. There is only one more episode left/remaining 剩余

e.g. Everyone left the office except Nicholas and Luke – they are the only ones remaining/left/still here.

e.g. You better buy this computer because it’s the only one left/remaining in the store.

e.g. Hey I want one more beer.

menstrual – period  – 月经

e.g. Every month women have their period and act crazy.

e.g. Every month women have their period; this is part of their menstrual cycle.

e.g. “It must be that time of the month…”

average – normal – not special – the same as everyone else

e.g. I have below average math skills. I have above average English skills.

e.g. Luke and Nicholas are an average height for men.

long term vision  – 目光长远

e.g. Successful businessmen must have long term vision and not think about short-sighted goals.

short-sighted – someone who only thinks about today, and not tomorrow

prototype – yuan xing – the first design to test

e.g. I remember when the iPhone prototype was leaked on the internet.

leak – it was a secret and someone told everyone the secret 曝光

e.g. Luke leaked the secret company plans. He was the leak!

e.g. Sometimes a news reporter will leak government secrets.

When you finally come back home and find out your WIFI is still not working.

I do not went home – I did not go home  – I went home

If it is negative (e.g. DID NOT) then I must use GO.

It is not work. – It is not working – It does not work – it does not working – the wifi does not work

If there is a negative word (e.g. NOT) then I just use WORKING not WORK.

e.g. It is not working = right now

e.g. I am working = right now

e.g. I work = what I usually do

e.g. The wifi is working = right now

e.g. The wifi works = usually works

and we use it all the day / and we use it all day / and we use it all the time

I am working as a UI designer

our company have many customers / clients / our company has many clients

I went here / I came here

went = was there and I am not there now

e.g. I went to Thailand last year.

e.g. I went back to my hometown.

came = was there and still there now

e.g. I came to Shanghai because I wanted to be an English teacher.

e.g. I came back here last week.

Usually words that ends in -ER, later in the sentence, use the word THAN.

e.g. Men are stronger than women.

Original

Men because men – we don’t have to have a baby – pregnant – people think men always stronger – my friend tell me when she get menstrual it’s painful. In China, many family they don’t like girl, they treat the boys better than girls. the success people always has longer term visions – they have more resources – and their network.

Corrected

Life is easier for me because we don’t have to have a baby – we don’t have to be pregnant – people think men are always stronger than women – my friend tell me when she get menstrual it’s painful. In China, many family they don’t like girl, they treat the boys better than girls. the success people always has longer term visions – they have more resources – and their network.