VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

blackmail: bang jia
ie. I feel blackmailed by her.

technically:  = actually, according to rules
ie. Technically, I’m not even supposed to be here today.

hourly wage: shi xin
ie. When I worked in McD, I got/earned an hourly wage.

bid: 投标
ie. Who won the bid?
ie. Who’s in the bid?

break pattern: da po guy lv
ie. You need to break the pattern of being late.
ie. Don’t let it become a pattern.

yolk: huang
ie. The crab yolk contains a lot of fatty oils.

raw: sheng de
ie. I always go to Japanese restaurant to eat raw dishes.
ie. Japanese people have a bad digestive system because they always eat raw seafood.

Grammar

TENSE is only for the one word V,  in turn, sentence meaning changes

What do you do? = what’s your work? (present tense = habit, always true)
What are you doing? = Right now, I want to know NOW. (present cont. )
What did you do? = Yesterday, or I see a mess etc. something that happened, and I want to know what happened? (past cont.)
What were you doing? = During a special/specific time, what were you doing? (past tense + cont. meaning)
What have you been doing? = I want to know what you did this week (including today …)
Have you done this?

I feel + adjed
ie. I feel interested/bored/excited

ing = active
ie. It’s exciting.
ie. I’m bored/boring. interested/interesting

If I can offer the system 40000USD
Let me make an offer for the system … at 40000 USD. / make an offer of 40000 USD for the system …. 
Let me offer 40000USD for the system.

I’m afraid for your mom. (person, indirect)
I’m afraid of spiders.
I’m worried about/concerned with the price….

There were 3 people in total. (in total = for numbers)
I’m totally over him. ( totally = completely)

I know how to cook it. She doesn’t want me to do it.

We used two ways to cook/of cooking it.
We cooked it in(= use a way) two ways.

Did you eat …
Have you eaten …. before? (In my life?)

It has (tense) not (no) cooked(v) into the rice cake yet.

Dear ***,

We are having a problem with the sys800. We want you to help and support.

In Japan, we lost a lot of orders before. Because of the price issues. Today, we met a now customer. They are interesting in our tester. Our competitors are A. B. C. They offered lower price to the customer. Now we want you to give us a good discount for we win the case. We have to occupy Japanese market quickly and I don’t want to lost more order.

Thank you for your good news. We offer a good price to you to occupy the market. For this case we can offer you additional discount 5%. We’re happy to listen the good results from you!

Edited:

Dear ***,

We are having a problem with the sys800 order./ We met/encountered a problem with the sys800 order. We want your help and support.

We have  lost a lot of Japanese orders / orders in Japan before because of price issues. Today, we met a now customer, who are interested in our tester. Our competitors are A. B. C. They offered lower prices to the customer. We need a good discount to win the case/bid/ win over the customer. We have to occupy/want to succeed in the Japanese market quickly and I don’t want to lose any more orders.

I’m happy to hear the good news/Thank you for your interest. I spoke to my colleagues/my boss on behalf of your request. I’m excited to tell you that/After a long negotiation, we can offer a good/better/our lowest price to you/for you. For this case we can offer you an additional 5% discount. We’re looking forward to hear good news from you!