F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

my friend Introduced me to that client.

the woman she will helping

you can’t resolve the problem

if you fail the exam

you can pay a bribe to get a promotion

when my husband has a birthday

if you don’t earn enough they will split the bill

if it’s a weekend

pay for everything

most of them give me a gift

almost all of = most of

almost all of them give me a gift.

when you go to other people’s homes

accountant – a person to handle your finances

eg: I hired an accountant at my company.

tax bracket –    [0-10,000 yuan ]    [ 10,000 – 50,000 ] [50,000 – 100,000]

eg: If you are in a high tax bracket, but you don’t make a lot of money, then you don’t pay tax.

eg: If you are in the ‘under 500K tax bracket’, then you don’t need to pay tax.

bribe – “lucky money” you pay someone to break the rules, especially to benefit you.

eg: I gave him a bribe.

eg: You need to bribe him.

eg: Some people get used to the bribe economy.

Pronunciation

500,000 – Five hundred thousand