Online Class Notes (Jesse) [R]

Vocabulary

teach – taught

unplug = plug out

specific – te ding de

I wrote it wrong / it’s a typo – I wrote the wrong thing

explosion – booooom
eg. I was very far from the explosion

move – ban jia
eg. many companies moved away because of the explosion / since the explosion

news – xin wen
eg. I read the news every day

summer holidays / summer vacation 

what is good about Anhui? 

charity – a company that helps people

advertising – guang gao
eg. I watch some advertising online

i’m out of town – traveling to another place / city

client – customer / ke hu

it’s not as serious – bu shi na me yan zhong

arrangements – things you are planning

Pronunciation

equal – ee kwal 

Reading

She offered her car to her brother. He said he would think about it. “Let me think about it,” he said. She called him up a week later. “Do you want my car for free?” she asked. He said, “I’m thinking about it.” She asked, “How long do you have to think about it?” He said he didn’t know. “Let me think about it some more,” he said. She called up a charity. She said, “Do you want my car for free?” The man at the charity said yes. She asked, “You don’t have to think about it?” He said, “No, I don’t have to think about it. Who has to think about a free car?” He picked up her car the next day.

Bob is a business assistant. He works for an advertising company. Today he is very busy. His boss, Mary, is out of town. He needs to handle all the calls and all the emails for her. He needs to make sure everything at the office runs well while she is not here. Bob’s phone has been ringing all day. Clients want to schedule meetings, and other people at the company are trying to contact his boss. It is a very busy day at the office.

Everyone at the office is getting ready for the holiday. It is Friday, and everyone will be off for the whole week, next week. Judy’s assistant, Michael, is helping her make the final arrangements for a presentation she needs to make the day she gets back from the holiday. She needs to have everything ready, so she can relax and enjoy her holiday next week. Everyone else at the office is also making some final arrangements for their own projects, so they are all busy. But it is okay. They will have the whole week to rest next week!

Grammar

many companymany companies