VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

I am overworked
eg. Jessica is overworked so she is tired

work overtime – work more than normal hours on one day
eg. I have to work overtime tomorrow

the main part of my salary

qualified – sb who has a lot of education and experience
eg. she is very qualified

he has no authority / right to fire me

create / have / make / establish a new department
institute a policy / rule

this would should be split between 3 people

4 parts of my work – 4 main responsibilities / i’m in charge of 4 main areas 

cautious / careful
i take my job very seriously – you think it’s important and you treat it with importance

opportunity / chance – ji hui
choice – sth you can choose

Grammar

it’s less about 5% than last month – it’s about 5% less than last month

Pronunciation

laboratory – “lab bra tory” / “lab bra tree”

lodged in the throat and caused suffocation “suff fo cay shen”/ caused the patient to suffocate 

standardization – “stan dard deyez ay shen”

rehabilitation – “re hab bil li tay shen”