Online Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

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Vocabulary

I eat breakfast – I have breakfast 

i have breakfast in the company – I have breakfast at work

I go home / I go out / I go to work / I go to school 

I eat at home < > I eat out / I go out for dinner 

canteen – a big room with lots of food you can choose from

plate – a thing with food on it

dish – meal / food on a plate

do the dishes – wash the plates, cups, spoons etc.

deng yi xia – just a moment / just a second / just a minute

estimate = educated guess = a guess based on knowledge / skill / experience

range – from low to high / a group
eg. they will give me a range of numbers / figures

i have 3 meetings today, 2 is face to face, and the third one is by telephone. i talked to them to know what happened in some companies and to study the development of the industry. for example i will ask them what you think your company will earn this year. they will tell me a range. i will not give them advice because i only need to analyze their company but most times i will not give advice to the management, not to tell them how to do.

i had 3 meetings today, 2 of them were face to face, and the third one was by telephone / phone / on the phone. i talked to / communicated with / connected with / chatted with / liaised with them to know / find out / learn about what happened in some companies and to study the development of the industry. For example i will ask them what you think / what you predict / what is your prediction for what your company will earn this year. They will tell me a range. i will not give them advice because it’s only necessary for me to analyse … / i only need to analyze their company but most of the time i will not give advice to the management, and not to tell them how to do it / what to do.

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