Online Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

a customer who’s my old friend (he gave me a lot of help) so in my mind I have a voice of thinking, I have There’s a great possibility that I will get the job. But I lost the order because my quality was not good as others. He said that he wants to do it fair. I have a little bit regret in my mind. I can except the result because their quality is better.

a customer who’s an old friend of mine(he gave me a lot of help) i had couple of thoughts. There was a great possibility/probability that I will get the job. But I lost the order because quality of my goods was not as good as the competition’s . He said that he wanted to do it in a fair way. I  regret a bit. I can accept  the outcome because their quality is better.

Vocabulary

There’s a great possibility/ probability that I will get the job
我很有可能得到这份工作

Probability (n): the level of possibility of something happening or being true
可能性
What is the probability of winning?
获胜的可能性有多大？
The probability of getting all the answers correct is about one in ten.
答案全部正确的可能性大约是1／10。

have second thoughts
to change your opinion about something or start to doubt it
改变主意；开始怀疑
You’re not having second thoughts about getting married, are you?
结婚的事你没改变主意吧？

Disappointed (adj):unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen
失望的，沮丧的
We were deeply disappointed at/about the result.
我们对这个结果深感失望。
His parents were bitterly disappointed in/with him.
父母对他非常失望。

I opted/chose not to take a train to Wenzhou, but instead I decided to go there by car

Opt (v): to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others
选择，挑选；（尤指）优先选择
Mike opted for early retirement.
迈克选择了提前退休。
Most people opt to have the operation.
大多数人选择动手术。