Online Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Dec 6
Ivy’s question
1,My big boss was Quarantined for 14days,next Friday he will be in our office,how to start small talk(?eg:how is the hotel,could you order food delivery?etc.Is it too private?)
2,my colleague emailed me in our first email:Welcome,I’m glad to have you in XX company.how to reply?
3.Card for my boss in Christmas: Thank you for giving the job I love, colleagues in SH office are friendly and capable.I think I will work here in the rest of my career life.Merry Christmans and happy new year(is there any wishing sentence for Chritmas?)
Writing:
I have a best friend called Tom I know him since I was a pupil. He is my classmate who married his first desk mate of primary school in this Oct.I will share with you his amazing story. He has a protruding ear on the right.When he went to school on the first day, a girl greeted him very happily and said “Hi,I noticed you have a protruding ear”.Tom was unhappy until the girl raised her hair and showed her protruding ear on the left.They became very close friend and went and off school everyday.One day the girl was sick and vomit under her seat badly.She was scared a lot and didn’t know how to clear it.Tom cleared the floor without complaining. And in the following days, he lied to teacher to skip class to see her once a week in hospital.They lost in touch since they were in middle school.No one saw Tom again because he went to USA for work.More than 20 years later,the girl found him by LinkedIn and add him on wetchat.(add friend in linkedin?), they met at last in Chinese new year,both of them were single.Tom asked why, the girl said when he cleaned the floor for her,she decided to marry him.She believed none was treat her so well.Then one year later,Tom gave up his high salary job and went back to SH and married her.
This is the most Romantic story I ever know. I’m so happy they still fell in love 23years later.

Dec 6
Ivy’s question
1,My big boss was Quarantined for 14days,next Friday he will be in our office,how to start small talk(eg: how was the hotel, were you able / allowed to order food delivery? what was the service like? how was the food? was quarantine free or did you need to pay for it? how was the COVID test they gave you? not too bad I hope! do they check your temperature every day or something?)
2,My colleague emailed me in our first email:Welcome,I’m glad to have you in XX company.how to reply? Thanks so much, I’m really happy to be here. / Thanks so much for the welcome / thanks for welcoming me / thanks for making me feel welcome. 
3.Card for my boss for / during Christmas: Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to work here with you all. Everyone has been so lovely to me and they all seem great great at their jobs. I’m really looking forward to having a long, happy and productive time here! Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family! / Happy Christmas / Happy holidays
Writing:
I have a best friend called Tom whom / who I have known since I was a pupil. He is my classmate that / and he married his first desk mate of primary school in this Oct. I will share with you his amazing story. His right ear is a little big. When he went to school on the first day, a girl greeted him very happily and said “Hi,I noticed you have a big right ear”. Tom was unhappy until the girl lifted / parted her hair / moved her hair aside and showed her big left ear. They became very close friends and went to and from school everyday. One day the girl was sick and vomited a lot on the floor beside her seat. She was very scared and didn’t know how to clean it but Tom cleaned it without complaining. In the following days, he lied to the teacher to skip class to see her once a week in hospital. They lost in touch during they were in middle school as she moved house and Tom moved to the US to study, and no one heard from him for years as he stayed there for work. More than 20 years later, the girl found him on LinkedIn and add him on wechat, and they met at last during Chinese new year, and both of them were single. Tom asked why, and the girl said when he cleaned the floor for her, she decided to marry him, and furthermore, she believed no one ever treated her better than him / he did. Then, one year later, Tom gave up his high salary / paying job and went back to SH to marry her.
This is the most Romantic story I have ever heard / known. I’m so happy they are still fell in love 23 years later.

Vocabulary

I did some spring cleaning 

they connected on LinkedIn / they added each other on LinkedIn

move her home – moved home / moved house / move office

blunt – direct / straight – maybe too direct
eg. Sorry to be blunt, but I think you forgot our class.

straight forward / direct (neutral / positive)
blunt (a little negative)
rude (negative)

end of year bonus / year end bonus

logistic (process of moving) / logic (luo ji)

I heard you had a baby recently – congratulations! / that’s so great, you must be so happy / did you have a boy a girl?

money / religion / government / sexuality / relationship status – DON’T ASK

I forgot at all – I totally forgot / I can’t remember at all / I completely forgot 

at all – really ZERO
eg. I have no friends at all

totally / completely / 100% = positive sentences
at all = negative sentences (eg. don’t / haven’t etc)

he has a big heart – really warm / generous / kind

Grammar

congratulate him

we go to and from work everyday together

reply the email – reply to the email

you want to share it with someone else

Pronunciation

v = f but strong

from – soft
vrom – strong

naive – nai yeev