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