VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Next Class Focus

business english

quiz on vocabulary

Vocabulary

in town/out of town: in the city

basement: di xia shi

devote: feng xian (adj) devoted
ie. The soldier devoted his whole life to the army.
ie. He is a very devoted husband.

surrogacy: dai yun

abortion: da tai

admit: cheng ren

spin the truth: (使)快速旋转; (使)急转身,猛转回头
ie. She’s spinning the truth in her favor. – lying a little bit

twist the truth: 使弯曲,使扭曲(成一定形状, lie
ie. She’s twisting the truth – lying

condemn: (通常因道义上的原因而)谴责,指责

mistake: fault

victim: shou hai zhe

procrastinate: tuo yan

in conflict: chong tu

charity: 慈善机构(或组织
ie. The event was for charity. / A charity event
ie. It was a charitable act.

imitate: 模仿; 仿效
ie. imitation crab meat

Speaking exercise

She leads a tranquil life in the country.
She leads a life of tranquility in the country.

They kill us and infringed our rights.
They infringed our rights by robbing us/keeping us silent/not letting us talk.
Robbing us is a infringement(n) of rights.(n)

What a big shrine it is!
This is shrine to the glory of the French army.

It is sensible to ask for help if you are in danger./a blind status/in doubt.

She’s a sensitive woman when she dated Jack.
She was sensitive when she dated Jack.

I dabbled in many fields and topics.They just provide context for me to chat with people.

The trend for ZS is unfriendly. But her acts is illegal now.
The trend for ZS is very negative. But her acts are illegal now.

The statement should put the public trend to her.
The statement should spin the public trend to her.

First, the thing of this is illegal in China. The quality of this thing is quite bad. If I was ZS’s PR team, to explain what happened with ZS and I, and say sorry for my fault. I will try my whole force to help them get back to China and offer them money to help them grow up. I will also donate some money to lonely kids. And then I will stop all my work for one year to do regret.
First, the nature of this matter/issue is illegal in China. The nature of this matter/issue is quite bad. If I was ZS’s PR team, to explain what happened with ZS and I, and say sorry for my mistake. I will try my best/hardest to help them get back to China and offer them money to help them grow up. I will also donate some money to lonely kids. And then I will stop all my work for one year to do regret.

ZS should conform Chinese situation when he did this before.
ZS should conform to the Chinese culture when she did what she did.

To donate your soul to the devil/Satan is a big vice.
To be lazy and procrastinate is a big vice that needs to be overcame.

The Buddhism deity is an idol for poors to believe in.
The deities in Buddhism are idols for the poor to believe in.

There’s a Nike campaign. The product is running shoes, to help you run better. The concept in Chinese is “Run the World”.