VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

keep someone company: be there for someone, be someone’s friend
ie. I stayed up late to keep my girlfriend company.

clash of … : two opposite/not-matching things colliding
ie. My brother really felt the clash of the Chinese traditional culture and the Western culture.

rebellious: pan ni (v)(person)rebel
ie. My brother is very rebellious (adj).
ie. My brother rebels (v) against our parents.
ie. My brother is a rebel (person). <— more serious, fact about him

routine: 常规 (adj and n)
ie. Jackie wouldn’t be a good fit for a routine job.
ie. Jackie doesn’t like to have set(adj) daily routines.

“around the clock”: whole day

acquire: learn + get
ie. You have to study around the clock to acquire a new language ability.

adjust(n: adjustment)/tweak(v and n): small change
ie. Make adjustments to your work.
ie. Our project just needs a small tweak.

correspondence: tong xin – email , phone call
ie. A lot of the correspondence for my work is in English.

incentive/motivation/drive/need: dong li
ie. A good job is one that provides you with incentive…

phenomenon: 现象  (adj) phenomenal = very very good
ie. You did a phenomenal job on your new project.
ie. Wanghong is a very particular(specific to someone, stands out) Chinese phenomenon.

Grammar

“He’s the dream” – “…is the dream”
ie. the – only one

“on occasion”, “occasionally” … 看情况 = depending on the (specific) situation..

I loved her. 
1. I used to love her, but now I stopped… maybe she did sth and I hate her now?
2. She died.

I went to work on Monday. <— event
I (usually, often.. never..) work on Mondays. <– fact

Speaking exercise

We have to launch something very rush …
Sometimes, we have to do/rush(v) product launches(n) by a very short/strict deadline…

I have been working in advertising/as an ad producer since I graduated/my graduation.

“You don’t like…, right?”
“No,  I don’t..”

join some lessons, they also have some local projects …
take classes… there are also local projects..

during writing email, I can correct sentence… Sometimes I know I said not right..
When I’m writing an email, I can correct(v) my grammar/myself/my writing/my English/make corrections easily… Sometimes I know what I wrote is wrong/my grammar is wrong…Sometimes I know I’m wrong(adj)/I’m incorrect… Sometimes I know that I’m wrong.

The celebrity uses the hairstylists we recommend/on our team..

The projects not need overtime, because we work with overseas guys, time difference things..
We don’t need to work overtime for the projects/The projects do not require much overtime(adj) work, but due to the time difference/because there is a time difference between SH and LA (where our overseas office is located), I still work weird hours.