VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

correct during conversation

Vocabulary

sea change – a huge life change
eg. my life is undergoing a sea change at the moment

Beijing is relatively Chinese / comparatively Chinese

straight and forward – straight forward / blunt 

beat around the bush / indirect

innovative company (adj)
eg. they’re a really innovative company

make more of an impact

influence / affect / impact 

influence – often positive / indirect – helps you to do
affect – neutral / direct – directly changes you
impact – visual / strong affect / positive (like sth hitting you)

lover – significant other / partner 

economical state – economic state / situation
eg. my economic situation is not positive these days

economical – cheaper / more economically sustainable
eg. Electric cars are more economical to maintain than traditional gas cars

condition – separated / described / labeled
situation – general word
circumstance – the details of a situation
eg. my situation at the moment is really complex. The circumstances / situation that I’m in are that I have no job and have no girlfriend and am lonely so I am developing a mental condition. The condition of my brain is not particularly good.

collaborate – offer your own skills and do it together to create sth
cooperate – work together / do sth together

since / due to the fact that / as / because 

there will be a period of adjustment – I need some time to adapt

Marshall arts – kung fu etc

side effects – negative things from taking a medicine

repercussions / ramifications / consequences

withdrawal symptoms – the bad feelings you have after stopping some drug / medicine

Grammar

I’ve been there for 4 days – I went there for 4 days 

why I choose to go to xi an is because – the reason I chose to go to xian was because 

it’s very shocking

they are really common to have a workout – it’s really common for them to workout 

recently i have some reunions with friends – recently I had / have had some reunions 

share something to them – share something with them 

register that local group – register in / with the local group