VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
peak hour < > off peak
eg. peak hours on the road are usually between 8-10 AM and 5-7 PM
overtime – jia ban
eg. I worked overtime last night until 7PM. I hate overtime work.
I little bit forgot – I kind of forgot / I sort of forgot
barely – almost nothing
eg. I had barely any sleep last night
bare – naked / nothing
communicate with / deal with / work with
through / over / by / via / using – anything
over / on – technology
eg. I communicate with you over email
eg2. I deal with my customers via phone / through my assistant
office politics – relationship difficulty at work
facial recognition / face unlock
steal / stole / stolen
eg. they thought he had stolen the phone
they mistook him for the thief / they had mistaken him for the thief
reputation – how people think of you based on your past
eg. he was worried it would affect his reputation
he sued Apple for 1 million dollars
mix them up
inspect / inspection – check for problems / find sth
blender – to mix food together
vacuum – xi chen qi
based / stationed – located
eg. I’m based in Shanghai
relocated / restationed – to change location
counselor – sb who will help you with personal / emotional problems
fragile – easy to break / have a problem
eg. girls are often more fragile than men / glass is fragile
Grammar
he asked me that what’s the most important thing – he asked me if I knew what the most important thing was / he asked me “what is the most important thing” (he asked me what the time was)
He told me that he would make me do a presentation / he told me “please do a presentation”
on the interview – in the interview
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