VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

OCD: Obsessive-compulsive disorder
ie. Friday thinks Ally has OCD because she felt compelled to write an example sentence for each vocab.

eavesdrop: (v)tou ting
ie. I never eavesdrop during work./ on others’ work calls.

status quo: original/usual
ie. Why change something when it’s just going to be worse than the status quo?
ie. The status quo is difficult to change.
ie. The status quo in China is for women to have kids.

procrastinate: tuo yan (n) procrastination
ie. Most young children procrastinate in their school work.
ie. Ally has a procrastination problem whereas Friday has a workaholic problem.

prioritize: make list of importance
ie. When we have too much work, we have to prioritize/learn our priorities.

nepotism: 裙带关系; 任人唯亲
ie. My intern got in because of nepotism.
ie. Nepotism in the work place is a reality.

avatar/display picture: you xiang
ie. Lily looks better than her avatar/display picture./Lily’s dp doesn’t do her any justice.

presentable: neng jian ren
ie. Gays are always presentable at work and in life.
ie. I think even straight guys should make themselves presentable for their gfs.

delineate: (详细地) 描述，描画，解释; draw a connection
ie. Friday delineated the problem for her team.

augment: make something better/bigger
ie. We want our client to augment their media investment.

Grammar

on the table/off the table
ie. That option is not off the table, but I don’t have any concrete plans yet.
ie. That issue is on the table.

home/place/house(apt)
ie. I would bring my work home. (<—concept)
ie. I would bring my work to my place/apt/house. (<—location)

in town
ie. He’s out of town. <– not here
ie. I’m only in town for one day. <– around

…work too late into the night.

Maybe some work is not have to be done.
Maybe some work doesn’t have to be done/finished.

I would forget who I have a meeting/appointment with.

Jackson and Jackies made a vow to make history together./vowed to make history together.

I praised the new intern today.

He invited us to have coffee.
He treated us to coffee./bought us coffee.

Our company downsized.
Due to downsizing, our company laid off a lot of employees.

MTXX has been started in my high school. (start = one time action)
MTXX has been around since my high school days.
MTXX started/was established in my high school days.

Pronunciation

The word world (wor+old)

filter (f+ill +ter)  build (billed)  feeling (fee +ling)

ill = ill

future

fuel