Online Class Notes (Raph)[S]

Vocabulary

Overtime (n): 1- time spent working after the usual time needed or expected in a job.
E.g.: They’re doing/working overtime to get the job done on time.
E.g.: Everyone is on overtime this weekend.

Overwork (v): 1- to cause someone to work too much. 2- to work too much.
E.g.: You look exhausted – I hope they’re not overworking you.
E.g.: She overworks her staff.
E.g.: He got sick because of overwork.

Overworked (adj): 1-  having to work too much:
E.g.: He is an overworked government servant.
E.g.: I’m overworked and underpaid.

Tolerate (v): 1- to accept behavior and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them.
E.g.: I will not tolerate that kind of behavior in my class.
E.g.: I won’t tolerate lying.
E.g.: I’m looking for plants that can tolerate shade.

Tolerant (and): 1- willing to accept behavior and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them.
E.g.: The present government is even less tolerant of dissent (异议).
E.g.: People in Italy are more tolerant of children in public places than in Britain.

Forecast (n): 1- a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation, or the expected weather conditions.
E.g.: The economic forecasts are not very good for next year.
E.g.: The weather forecast said it was going to rain later today.

Income (n): 1- money that is earned from doing work or received from investments.
E.g.: Average incomes have risen by 4.5% over the past year.
E.g.: More help is needed for people on low incomes.

Installment (n): 1- one of a number of payments that you make over a period of time to pay for something that you can use while you are paying for it.
E.g.: We paid for the car in monthly installments over two years.

Mortgage (n): 1- 抵押

Original:

I saw a travel guide last month. It’s for go to South Pole for ten days and it cost RMB60.000 and not included the plane ticket, we need to fly to Argentina for our own and then we take the ship to the South Pole. And I wanna take my mother to take a trip like this because South Pole is definitely a place I can only go for once in my whole life. And I’m considered about is it worth, because if I only stay at home and paying my debt every, I’d only use 60.000 half a year, and this trip is only ten days, so I’m thinking about is it worth or not. But my mom is almost 60 years old, when she gets older she can’t go to these cold place anymore.

Edited:

I saw a travel guide last month about a ten-day trip to the South Pole. It costs RMB60.000 and the plane tickets are not included. We need to fly to Argentina on our own and then we take the ship to the South Pole. I wanna take my mother on a trip like this because going to the South Pole is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I’m considering/questioning/wondering whether this is worth it. If I stop working and only need to pay the monthly installments on my car, RMB60.000 is what I would spend  in half a year, and this  is only a ten-day trip. My only concern is that my mom is almost 60 years old, and I fear that when she gets older she won’t be able to go to these cold places anymore.

Grammar

I work a little overtime job today. – I worked a little overtime today.

Today I leave my company at 6:48. – Today I left my company at 6:48.

He don’t want me leave. – He doesn’t want me leave.

My ability is more strong than her. – I have stronger abilities than her.

Maybe he washed my brain. – Maybe he brainwashed me.

I have two boss in this company. – I have two bosses in this company.

My straight boss – My direct/immediate boss.

I can tolerant it. – I can tolerate it .

I can’t sleep last night. – I coudn’t sleep last night.