VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Your client replies that the system 800 are too expensive. They want to negotiate a lower price.

1. their email to you
   2. your reply

Vocabulary

resignation/good-bye/farewell letter: li zhi xin

ignorance: wu zhi

hiking: climb mountain

put off: delay postpone (delay with a plan)

let go: fang xia

drop off: song hai zi/friend

impress: yin xiang
ie. You impressed me with your English abilities. ( your english wowed me)  pos
ie. Your English is very impressive. (adj. Your English wows people) pos
ie. I want to leave/make a good impression (n) on the interviewer. (I want the interviewer to remember my strengths)

odd one out: guai ren
ie. I’m the odd one out.

keep up: bao chi

Grammar

What’s the status of the case?  (specific status)
I’m doing a follow-up on the system 800 purchase/case. Have you met any difficulties? What is the status on the case? We’re happy to help you on any current and future issues./ We will provide any current or further assistance that you may need.

Or else / Unless
You have to learn these things, or else, you cannot work with them.
Unless you learn these things, you cannot work with them.

“not my cup of tea” = not my preference, not my type

“under the table” = secretly
ie. It’s an under-the-table business deal.

“on the table” = possibility, open for discussion
ie. I didn’t know that staying at this company is still on the table.

“off the table” = not a possibility anymore
ie. Staying is off the table. (cannot be negotiated)

“It’s a shame.” = regret

has some foundations …

It makes me impressed that we’re from different world.
It made me get the impression that we’re from different worlds.

You’re not going to like everybody. (There’s going to be 1 or 2 people you don’t like.)
You’re not going to like anybody. (You will like nobody)

The first day we had a meeting, I am an audience.
I was an audience at our first meeting/at the meeting on our first day. (on for specific dates)

Now and future, I think I choose future.
Between now and the future, … I think I will focus on the future/the future is way more important.

They let me do the decision. They want to perform my title before. I think I’m very jiu jie. Because I don’t like the environment or colleagues.
I think I’m very hesitant. Because I don’t like the environment or colleagues.

I think truthly, title is not important.
I think truthfully/to be honest, title is not important.

I think money is important or you can learn more is important.

I just got off the train and then took the subway to here.
I just got off the train and then took the subway here.

We don’t have the same topic, the same san guan …
We don’t have common topics or common values …

Our task is to sell the machines to them.

China is behind the US by 20 years.
China is 20 years behind the US.

Pronunciation

world = were+old