VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

sympathy: tong qing xin (v) sympathize
ie. Zuley is a cold-blooded robot with no sympathy.
ie. Zuley won’t sympathize with Ally.

exhibit: xian shi
ie. Zuley is exhibiting zero sympathy for Ally.

indefinitely: without time limit

aspect: POV, fang mian
ie. From this/my aspect,

fortune-teller/fengshui master: suan ming de

superstition: mi xin (adj) superstitious
ie. ZL a superstitious person.

inspiration: ling gan (v)inspire

reaffirm: affirm again/ know for sure

reassure: (v) 使…安心; 打消…的疑虑 (n) reassurance.

desperate: (因绝望而) 不惜冒险的，不顾一切的，拼命的; 绝望的; 孤注一掷的; 铤而走险的; 非常需要; 极想; 渴望;

faith: xin nian (n)

motivate: 成为…的动机; 是…的原因; 推动…甘愿苦干; 激励; 激发; (n) motivation
ie. Zuley needs motivation to push himself forward.

Grammar

one- a couple of – a few – several – many – indefinitely

“you don’t know ….?” “No, I don’t”

“take baby steps” – small steps, don’t think too much ahead

I think you can have a vacation but you don’t need to find yourself.
I think you can have a vacation but you don’t need to look for yourself.

If you look for yourself/try to find yourself for several weeks, you will lose yourself.

Even now, I didn’t find myself.
I haven’t found myself.

For me, I need family and work. So I choose to finish family first, then I proceed with my job.
For me, I need family and work. So I choose to finish the family task/deal with the family aspect first, then I proceed with my job.

But I don’t know what I can to run for business. Maybe 2 years later, I can built a clothes brand for kids.
But I don’t know what I can do for business. Maybe in 2 years/2 years from now (future), I can build/start a clothes brand for kids.

And the fortune teller said …

It’s depends on what kind person he is.
It’s depends on what kind of person he is.

At first, he was a hardworking person. -> in the beginning he was, not he’s not
Firstly, he is a hardworking person. The reason why I think I can work with him is that he always has faith in what he’s doing. I can be motivated by his positive energy. 

my wife’s duty is to buy lots of things. For my part, I organize and clean them.

I will teach her how to clean up./to be more organized.

In my hometown, we were born in big house, which at least 100 m2.(square meters) But in SH, lots of people live in one tiny apartment.
In my hometown, we were born/raised in a big house, which is at least 100 m2.(square meters) But in SH, lots of people live in one tiny apartment.

I think they feel good.
I don’t think they feel bad.

indicator: 指示信号; 标志; 迹象 (v) indicate
The high cholesterol is a unhealthy indicator.

closed-off: <>open-air
The swimming pool is a closed-off area for guest.

fortune: cai fu
ie. He made a fortune from masks.
The hardworking person always can make a huge fortune.

drive up: increase (for sales)
Our company invited kris wu to be spokeman to drive up our sales volume.

family room: dining + living room for family
most mansion has a family room.

hallway: zou lang
we can make lots of cabinet in the hallway to save space.

cabinet: gui zi
more and more people buy homehand cabinets.

standard: biaozhun level
The service of aman is the highest standard for hotel industry.

friends with benefits: pao you
People who dont want to get marreid will make lots of friends with benefits.

journey: lv cheng
I hope you can find yourself in your next journey.

consider: kao lv, think about
I would consider wheather change the job after i have a baby.

wonder: guess/think/don’t
i wonder what makes noise in the midnight.

Edited:

indicator: 指示信号; 标志; 迹象 (v) indicate
High cholesterol level is an indicator that you are unhealthy/of illness.

closed-off: <>open-air
The swimming pool is a closed-off area for guests.

fortune: cai fu
ie. He made a fortune from masks.
The hardworking person can always make a huge fortune.

drive up: increase (for sales)
Our company invited kris wu to be a/the spokesperson to drive up our sales volume.

family room: dining + living room for family
most mansions have a family room.

hallway: zou lang
we can make lots of cabinets in the hallway to save space.

cabinet: gui zi
more and more people buy custom cabinets.

standard: biaozhun level
The service of aman is the highest standard in the hotel industry/for luxury hotels.

friends with benefits: pao you
People who dont want to get married will make lots of friends with benefits.

journey: lv cheng
I hope you can find yourself in your next journey.

consider: kao lv, think about
I would consider whether I should change my job after i have a baby.

wonder: guess/think/don’t
I wonder what made the noise at midnight.
I wonder what’s making the noise at midnight.

Pronunciation

delete – deleet

delay

kind = kInd not “canned” , think of “find”

find

born – bore+n