VIP Class Notes (Ally)[W/S]

Tell me what kind of job do you think is perfect for you. What kind of things do you look for?

Vocabulary

take into account: ji lu xia lai de
ie. I will take your idea into account but we might not have enough budget for it.

bills: zhang dan
ie. I need to pay my monthly bills.
ie. I can’t break 100-dollar bills.

note (verb): take into account
ie. Your contributions to this company have been noted.

noted (adj): important, people know him
ie. He is a noted photographer who has a ton of experience.

on the verge of : zai… bian yuan
ie. You’d better shut up now I’m on the verge of (noun)freaking out/losing my temper.

cautious: careful
ie. I’m a cautious person; I always drive slowly and wear a seatbelt.

lay low: keep didiao
ie. I need to lay low in this situation.

coax: pian ju
ie. Trump’s administration the virus is a coax by the Chinese government.

Grammar

notification – let you know something
ie. When I play on my phone, I turn off the notifications.
ie. I will notify the IT department.
notice – more formal
ie. When you leave your rented apartment, you should give a 5-week notice.
ie. If you want to quit your job, you should give notice.

notice/ notice/note
ie. I noted that she was wearing a very short skirt.
ie. I noticed that she was wearing a very short skirt.
ie. Your contributions to this company have been noted.

works: zuo pin
ie. Da Vinci had a lot of famous works.
ie. I love the works of Da Vinci. The Mona Lisa is Da Vinci’s most famous work.

I think I like my job but sometimes I feel I was stressed. Recently, I wanted to change another job, but I don’t know if it is a good choice. So I’m still thinking about it.
I think I like my job but sometimes I feel stressed. Recently, I wanted to change my job/change to another job/look for another job, but I don’t know if it is a good idea/decision./I’m unsure about this idea. So I’m still thinking about it.

All business got affected a lot, but from April, it is better than two or three month before.
All businesses were affected a lot, but since April, business/the situation is better than two or three months before.

Even though I can’t go out of my house, but most of the time you need to stay at home. But I was staying with my family and this is the first time we spend so much time together with my eldest sister and elder sister and my niece.
Even though I can’t go outside/out, I got to stay at home for a long time. I was staying with my family and this is the first time we spent so much time together. I stayed with my eldest sister and elder sister and my niece.

Sometimes I think she is too strict to me. So I feel stressed. We cannot went home even though we have finished today’s work. I think work can never finished, always lots of work to be done. I think for last year, I always work late but this year is better.
Sometimes I think she is too strict to me. So I feel a lot of pressure. We cannot go home even though we have finished the day’s work. I think work can never be finished; we always have lots of work to be done. Last year I always worked late but I think this year is going to be better.

When I was back to the office this Monday, my boss gave me a status update about the pending works. And I was advised to hand out some regular works to my team members, and more focused on some specific jobs that she offers to me. I should have scheduled my time better.

When I went back to/I was back in the office this Monday, my boss gave me a status update about the pending work. And I was told to hand out some routine work to my team members, and (to) focus more on some specific jobs that she gave/handed to me. To impress my boss, I should schedule my time better./My boss also suggested/advised that I should schedule my time better./work on my time organization skills/ organize my time better.