Online Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

superficial: 肤浅

Virgo: 处女座

get along: 相处愉快
ie. He’s easy to get along with.

priority:
ie. The first priority is ….  Living standard is my first priority.

late night: 夜宵
ie. I go for late night.

elevator: 电梯

unanimous: 一致同意的
ie. My parent’s building is the second building that the neighbors were unanimous in their vote for the elevator.

m2: square meters
ie. His apartment is 5 square meters smaller than mine.

proper: 正式的 正经的
ie. I didn’t get a proper look yet. 我还没好好看.

ceiling: 天花板

roof: 屋顶

attic:阁楼,顶楼

storage room:杂物间

consider: 考虑
ie. Take it under consideration. 你考虑考虑.

real estate: 房地产

L: litre

kg: kilos / kilo grams

starve: 挨饿

Grammar

pat on the back – “good job” from your boss/someone higher than you

Speaking exercise

hot season
busy season

We made history. We had both great growth in JD and Tuhu.
We made history. We had great growth both in JD and in Tuhu.

In the middle of them, is our sales VP. The guy sit close to him is the CEO of tuhu. The next one is …
The picture is of our sales team, our VP, the CEO of Tuhu … In the picture, is …

I will not sacrifice the life quality.
I will not sacrifice my living standard.

If I live with my parents, I just take 20 minutes to my company.
If I live with my parents, I just need 20 minutes to get to my company/my office./ It will only take 20 mins to get to my office…

His apartment is more expensive than mine
The price of his apartment is higher than that of mine.

My tummy is in the way.