Online Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

lulled me into a false sense of security – review next class

let alone – review next class
eg. He can’t take care of himself, let alone his kids!

imagine / image – discuss the difference

Grammar

how has it been? – recently

i was so unhappy for that – I was so unhappy about that / that made me so unhappy / I was so unhappy because of that 

on next Wednesday – next Wednesday 

cracked him off – cracked him up

Vocabulary

it’s a blessing in disguise / it’s bitter sweet – a negative thing that could have some positives

she was grilling me – asking me lots of really difficult questions, aggressively

I want to make more of an impact – have a bigger effect

she has a lot of experience regarding that – on the subject of that / when it comes to that 

newbie – noob 

promising / lots of potential
eg. this job felt really promising to me when i first started here

cocky – over confident
eg. I was so cocky in my younger years

i did shit – i failed miserably 

put it out of your mind / get over it – try not to think about it

well behaved < > naughty
eg. i only like well behaved children

they don’t know which way is up – totally confused

get ___ under my belt – to complete / have the experience of…
eg. I have 10 years of teaching under my belt
eg2. I have many projects at google under my belt

1. My dad just kept bugging me which was annoying.

2. Hi this is Natalie from Shanghai team, I joined Google in July last year, so I’m pushing one year here. BTW this job at Google is my first job / Google is the first company that I’ve worked at. So I’d like to ask, if you have any tips/suggestions for Googlers like me? I mean if you were me, what things would you take them as priorities?

Hi I’m Natalie from the Shanghai team. Google is the first company that I’ve worked at, and as I started last July, I’m pushing one year here. Being relatively new at google, I’d like to you, if you were me, what would your priorities be and what kinds of things would you be most focused on? Whether it be …. examples.

3. Looking back on your Google journey, what is the most excited thing that you have done? / what are the highlights? And what’s the biggest challenge that you have overcome?

4. The encouragement from my manager was a silving lining for me.

5. I believe that you will do well in your first quarter and ahead.

6. The canton fair could be stimulus for Guangdong’s economy.