F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)[S]

Vocabulary

hold us back – slow us down
e.g. The business department feels that we hold them back / slow them down.

ensure – ç¡®ä¿
e.g. Our legal team ensures that everyone follows the rules and obeys the laws.

legal – compliance – ensure that the rules are followed

“at the end of the day” – “when it’s all said and done” – the last and most important thing is…
e.g. At the end of the day, you want good communication, but you also must do your job.

“back and forth” – “give and take” – “it’s a two way street”
e.g. There is a give and take with all good communication.

we are not make a decision – we are not the decision makers

upset with – upset by – 沮丧
e.g. I don’t want the business department to be upset with me.

supremesuperior – the best or the highest

good job – excellent – this is well done

handsome – you look really sharp

Speaking exercise

Original

I had a good attitude and in this company my boss her attitude is very strong and the business department didn’t like her, and she let me just do like her, and I feel – I don’t want to because I think everything needs communicate and even though they follow my rules OK and I advise it and they don’t agree with me, and they need to shoulder the responsibility, but I want to do my best to comunaite with Hema dn everyone like good attitude and if you are very strong and they will push back and I think it’s not good for our case or project, and now in April there is a new boss be my boss’ boss and he is a Japanese and I think his attitude is good and he would like to communicate with business department, so I think this is the right attitude, when I first time get to my company, I’m confused if my former attitude / formal is not rich but this time my new boss came I think my attitude is good / right, we need more communicate is good for our job.

Corrected

I had a good attitude and in this company my boss‘ attitude is very strong and the business department didn’t like her, and she wanted me to act / to be just like her, and I feel like I don’t want to because I think everything needs communication and even though they follow my rules that’s fine, and even if they don’t agree with what I am advising they need to shoulder the responsibility, but I want to do my best to communicate with them and everyone like a good attitude and if you are too strong and they will push back and I think it’s not good for our case or project, and now in April there is a new boss he is my boss’ [superior] and he is a Japanese person / he is Japanese and I think his attitude is good and he would like to communicate with the business department, so I think this is the right attitude, when I first came to my company, I was confused if my former attitude is not right but this time my new boss came and I think my attitude is good / right, we need more communication – that is good for our job.

Grammar

why are you still not reply me – why haven’t you replied to me
you haven’t replied to me yet when will you reply to me

I communicate well with my team
the communication between me and my team is strong
strong communication is important for a team

she’s a Chinese
she’s a Chinese woman
she’s from Chinese
she’s from China 
China women
Chinese women
the Chinese woman are beautiful
Chinese women are beautiful
she’s a China girl
she’s Chinese