Online Class Notes (Lily) [S]

Homework

do a writing using the words we learned today

Vocabulary

1. make a mistake= do something wrong
ex:stop making mistakes, you have to learn from your mistakes.
ex: I made a mistake and my mom punished me.

2. punish (verb)= 惩罚
punishment (noun)= 惩罚
ex: my daughter spilled the water so I punished her.
ex: when was the last time you were punished for something?

3. score= 比分 (for a game/ competition/match)
ex: what’s the score for the game?

4. mark= 分数
grade=成绩
ex: what mark did you get on the test?
ex: do you get good grades in school?

5. yell at= 骂
ex: My mom always yells at me for not cleaning my room
ex: I yelled at my brother because i am very angry.

6. scold=责骂
ex: He scolds me everyday, I can’t stand him.

7. appetite= 胃口
ex: you have a appetite today, you ate a huge pizza.
ex: I don’t have a good appetite today, I’ll just eat an apple.

8. suck up to XX= 拍XX的马屁
ex: my colleagues always suck up to my boss.

9. take advantage of XX= 占XX的便宜
ex: he likes to take advantage of young employees and call them “honey” .
ex: my cousin took advantage of me and asked me to translate for him for free.

10. tolerate (verb)= 忍受
tolerance (noun)
ex: I have no tolerance for playboys.
ex: I cannot tolerate people who take things for granted.

11. attack verbally= say bad things and hurt people
ex: my ex boyfriends likes to attack me verbally, he would say “I’m low”.

12. control freak= 控制狂
ex: he’s a control freak, he wants you busy at all times.

Speaking exercise

My last job was very busy. My boss often asks me to work overtime. He often calls me to work at the end of the day, so I work overtime everyday, and he often say I am very stupid. He says i’m not a smart employee. If I quit the company, I can’t a find a new job.He was not satisfied with my work and scold me everyday. But he wasn’t fire me, I was under a lot of pressure under that time. I was nervous when I heard from his call. I’m often unable to eat. I lost 10 kilos during that time. Now I am better than before, because I quitted. At that time my mom said I look so thin. My mom asked me to quit this company, but I was afraid to leave the company, because i was afraid i can’t find a new job. My mom encouraged me everyday at that time.

Revised

I was very busy in my last job. My boss often ask me to work overtime. He often calls me to work at the end of the day, so I work overtime everyday, and he always said that I was very stupid. He said i’m not a smart employee. If I quit the company, I won’t find a new job.He was not satisfied with my work and scolded me everyday. But he wouldn’t fire me, I was under a lot of pressure under that time. I was nervous when I heard from his call. I didn’t have any appetite and lost. I lost 10 kilos during that period. Now I am better than before, because I quitted. At that time my mom said I looked so thin. My mom asked me to quit this job, but I was afraid to leave the company, because i was afraid of unemployment. My mom encouraged me everyday at that time.