VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S/R]

Vocabulary

flatter: feng cheng / pai ma pi  (adj) flattering
ie. Do you like to flatter your boss?
ie. That dress is not flattering on you. <— It makes you look fat

augmentation: make something better/more (v) augment
ie. We need to augment our sales record….

embrace: hug
ie. I gave Annie a warm embrace when I found out that she was finally leaving.
ie. The world embraced technology.

twisted: niu qu
ie. She has a twisted world view.

trick: 诡计; 花招; 骗局; 把戏
ie Lily taught me a trick

noob: cai = (newbie)
ie. Annie is a noob(ie)  in the workplace.

excuse: jie kou (v) qing jia
ie. May I be excused? (from work/from this dinner)
ie. Excuse me -> bu hao yisi, I have to take this call

surgery: shoushu
ie. She had a plastic surgery last week.

gradually: bit by bit <>suddenly
ie. Annie gained weight gradually.

exponentially: (adj)fan bei de
ie. I gained weight exponentially.

Grammar

way too xxxx
way more …
ie. We need to buy way more food before the winter.

I don’t(no) drink./I don’t like drinking.

mid-May , mid-Sept

excuse/absent
ie. May I be absent? -> May I be excused?
ie. You are excused. <— OK, you can go home.
ie. You are absent. <– you’re not here

thought:
ie. I had a bad thought.
ie. (These are) My thoughts exactly.

thinking: concept/values
ie. You cannot a man’s thinking.
ie. We have different thinkings.

I read an article = I read a piece of news

Do you like to read the news?

This thought is very Gemini.
This idea/thinking is very Gemini.

Because I got 10 kg.

The skinniest time in/of my adult life was two years ago.

I don’t know what I want.

Yes, but not just/not limited to snacks.

Trying to lose weight, Annie refused Ally’s dinner invitation.

I found a piece of news saying/which said that …….