VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

detective: zhen tan
ie. The man who came to my home last month is a detective.

thrill: (noun) xing fen gan (adj) thrilling
ie. I’m thrilled to see you.

thriller (film): 惊险小说(或戏剧、电影)

horror film: kong bu pian
ie. Compared to the horror film we watched yesterday, this thriller which nobody watches/knows is pretty good.

suspense: xuan yi, unsure-ness (adj) suspenseful
ie. There is a lot of suspense in our company about who’s going to get fired/promoted.
ie. Who will be fired is a suspenseful question.

phony: xu wei
ie. The girl I met last week is so phony.

factor: yin su
ie. One of the defining factors is appearance.

arrangement: (n) noun of anpai (v) arrange
ie. Her wedding arrangements follow Chinese traditions.

fruitless: (adj)mei you cheng guo de
ie. After I work hard, I always feel it was fruitless.

Grammar

I will take that into consideration. = I will consider.

I’m sorry but I think we might have to/we are going to have to turn down your proposal … = I don’t want

I regret to inform you that …

Speaking exercise

Seniority is one of my boss’s biggest/main considerations in deciding who will get promoted./get a promotion.
Seniority is one of my boss’s biggest…. when he is deciding…in his decision on who gets a promotion…
My boss decides who will get a promotion based on seniority.

Who will be in charge depends on status.

My explorations in Hokkaido were without result./were fruitless.

After I work hard, I always feel it was fruitless.

There are many/lots of traditions (that) I disagree with.

The car which/that was stolen..

The only person I like in SE is Lily.

The bitchy model we saw is called Ally.

The geek (who)we saw in the factory makes me uncomfortable.

The geek who keeps looking at me makes me uncomfortable.

The store which just opened in JAJL belongs to Jackson Wang.

The place which gave us many memories is an expensive tourist attraction.