VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

devote: sacrifice/invest
ie. I am a devoted (adj) believer of Christianity.

spotlight: light

credit-hoggers: people who take others’ credit
ie. Wayne likes to keep/hog all the credit to himself.

superior: shang si

opposite: (adj and n) fan de

subordinate: employee/staff

blame: guai

aspiration: goal / wish渴望; 抱负; 志向;

please: (v) make someone happy

minimize: <> maximize (minimal <> maximum)

amicable: peaceful

flexibility: tan xing (adj) flexible
ie. I like the job because it is flexible./has flexible hours.
ie. … because of its flexibility.

existence: cun zai

hum: heng

Grammar

“how’s that coming along” : in process, how is it now?

“make a difference”

Be the change you want to see in the world

will / would 
ie. I will kill you.
ie. I would kill you if that happened.

I retired on 23
… at 23
… in 201X

She feel rob her …
She feels like/that .. we’re robbing her / we’re taking all the credit.

It was improved (by …  <– finished process)
It has improved (gradually … step by step, ongoing)

everyone who take this position…

I will decrease the scope (decrease/increase = numbers)
I will limit/minimize the scope 

We have very good result in the market

better than before I joined/ was/got on board (moment in time <– action )

quite different from the work/what I’ve done before.

The natural smile of the girls in our team.

clean up your work area/mess (luan in the noun).

I will tell them ..
I would always tell them…

about 24 teams from the whole country
about 24 teams from all over the country./across the country.

they were asked to leave the match

“do you sound (verb) the same”