VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S/R]

Today we worked on translating the handbook

Vocabulary

shuttle (bus): less stops than a bus has
ie. I took the shuttle bus to work today.

micromanage: manage every little detail
ie. My mom always tries to micromanage me.

degrading: 贬低
ie. LCB is a very degrading term. (ci)

nurture: pei yang (nature vs nurture)
ie. It’s important to nurture your plants if you want them to survive.

prospect: ke neng xing (v) prospective(adj)
ie. He is a prospective student for this school.
ie.  The new startup (company) is full of prospects.

biologically: sheng li shang
ie. Biologically, men have the upper hand. (advantage)

Enables: make something possible … make something able..

seamless: wu feng de (adj)
ie. Their collaboration was seamless.

built-in: already pre-made
ie. My phone has a built-in facial recognition(shi bie) feature.

site: chang di
ie. Where you at the work site? <— zai zhuang xiu de
ie. They’re going to be doing some work onsite.

anticipate: yu qi (n) anticipation
ie. Her eyes were full of anticipation after she asked him to marry her.
ie. I anticipate it will rain tomorrow.

utilize/utilities/utilization: (v, n, n) shi yong

Use your gender to your advantage.

It’s already boring in Chinese. Why do you want it in English?

The books are in English, so I want to know what’s this means.
The books are in English, so I want to know their meaning./what they mean.

There are two people received the training with me. Their English level is higher than me. I don’t want to…
There are two people who received the training as well. Their English level is higher than mine. I don’t want to embarrass myself.

Pronunciation