VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

dreary: grey令人沮丧的; 沉闷的; 枯燥无味的

cooped up: 被禁锢的; 被困住的; 被拘禁的
ie. I’ve been cooped up all day so I really want to hang out with you.

passive aggressive:  (adj)bei dong Xiao ji
ie. Do not be passive aggressive man and solve your problems by avoiding them./running away from your problems.

aggression: 好斗情绪; 攻击性; 侵犯; 挑衅; 侵略 (adj) agressive
ie. The American aggression in Syria was inspired/fanned by racism.

approach: (v) jie jin (adj) approachable
ie. Most beautiful women are unapproachable.

entitle: (v) right (n) entitlement
ie. Ally is entitled to her own opinion.
ie. He’s an entitled(adj) rich white brat.
ie. His sense of entitlement is disgusting.

nepotism: 裙带关系; 任人唯亲
ie. Nepotism is deadly to a company’s management.

disorientated: dizzy (n) disorientation
ie. You may feel some disorientation after taking this medicine.

detail-oriented: focus on the details
ie. I’m a detail-oriented person who checks out every little mistake.

minimum: (n) zui di de <> maximum

automated customer service:  robot

row/column: pai/lie

public shaming: 公开羞辱

forceful:强有力的; 坚强的; 有说服力的; 强迫的; 使用武力
ie. She is a forceful character./force of nature.

convey: express
ie. You did not convey your meaning clearly.

Grammar

share a border

V must match the O
– have a problem / make a mistake

two can play this game

just in passing

bumped into: saw each other without plan

like any other day

don’t fight me on this (I’m right) – Don’t argue with me

what I say goes

force of nature

your true colors – mostly neg
ie. You showed your true colors tonight. (you were pretending)

based on merit: according to how much work you have achieved

“carrot or stick”

There’s always been a stereotype for beauty that they are cool and hard to talk.
There’s always been a stereotype for beautiful people that they are cool and unapproachable.

The gas leak(n) may cause a big disaster.
The gas was leaking/leaked and that may lead to a big disaster.

Forming a narrative to let your client fall in your trap is the best way let the client buy in your idea.

Those in my team dare not contradict me.

The words you said/Your words today contradict the ones last week.
What you said today contradict what you said last week.
What you said today and last week is a contradiction.
What you said today is a contradiction of/ in contradiction with/ what you said last week.

I reserve my judgment on who you are until I saw the things behind.
I reserve my judgment on who you really are/your character/your true colors until I see the things behind the mask.
I have reservations about your true character ….

I just have no words with them.
I don’t have conversations with them.
I don’t engage with them.
I don’t associate with them.
I don’t have relations with them.

You’re entitled to have a preference.

Have you ever meet that situation that people have gender discrimination around you?
Have you ever encountered gender discrimination before?

You can speak out for your beliefs.

Don’t take credit for something you didn’t do.

seriously(adv) on my work
serious about my work
take my work v seriously

Team member A: fat rich guy. He doesn’t have strong ambitions for his career, but this guy has potential for planning and reporting work.

Team member B: A girl. Her title is senior account executive. She is responsible for C social campaigns. She’s not clever but her ego is big/she has a big ego./she is egotistical/She’s not as clever as she thinks(she is).  The way she responds to our client is not the best way./She responds to our clients in a bad/weird/wrong/questionable way. The best way to respond to our clients is to show our professionalism and initiative. After/Given/Provided that she responds to our client’s questions, she doesn’t want to say anymore than what’s necessary/than the minimum required. I talked to her but I don’t think I can change/influence the way she talks to our clients, it’s one of her questionable actions/problems. She’s the worst in this team, because she makes more mistakes than the other two. I have to watch her very carefully and it wastes a lot of my time./Supervising her and making sure she doesn’t piss off our clients is very time-consuming for me.

Team member C: strange. She’s a little girl/young girl but she like Chinese operas and talk shows. These are an old man’s hobbies. It’s very strange. She often confronts me in/on work. She doesn’t want to do any more works if this is out of her scope. -> She doesn’t want to continue her work if it becomes/goes/runs out of her scope.-> If I ask her to do something outside of her scope/area of work/not in her job description, she would refuse./she would be against this decision./she would fight me.

Do not discriminate against(prep) women.