Online Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

status: 地位

relocate: move 搬迁,迁移

push forward/push for/carry forward: 推进

impulsive: 冲动的

cliche: 陈词滥调 classic type
ie. He’s such a cliche.

potty train: 上厕所训练 (for pets or children)

breed:(v) 交配繁殖; 饲养,培育(动植物); 孕育; 导致;

aesthetics: (审) 美学
ie. I’m a kind of person who’s really into/who really cares about the aesthetics.

tiny: super little

leash: 牵引绳
ie. She will try to fight the leash.

unleash: (v) 发泄; 突然释放; 使爆发  (for people)
ie. My boss unleashed her anger(n) on/at the new employee.

comprehensive: 全面的

directions: order (for work, teacher-students)
ie. I give directions to my employees.

millionaire/billionaire : 百万/千万 富翁

Grammar

“happy  with” = satisfied with

one-man department

noon = 中午12点
midnight = 凌晨12点
ie. at noon, at midnight

a couple of – a few of – tens/hundreds/millions of …

Speaking exercise

One million is the smallest amount for their business.
One million is the minimum/minimum amount for their business.

I’m the general manager so everything I have to build it.
I’m the general manager so I have to build everything from ground up.

I did the research on the internet to check this type of dog. I found one shop which is professional …
I did the research on the internet to check out/find out more this type of dog. This shop provides a large selection of/ tens of the West Highland breed./This shop has been selling…

I used tons of tissues.

You will never get everything positive.
Everything comes with a price./at a cost.
Every bad thing has a silver lining.

Art makes us dig deeper into our thoughts.

I adapted very quickly in this company./to my new position.

Pronunciation

million: milly+en