VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

impact / influence / affect 

for his subordinates / staff / the people under him 

chinese spirits – bai jiu

white wine = bai pu tao jiu

pu tao jiu – red / white wine 

turnover rate / churn rate – the rate at which staff leave and join a company
eg. the turnover rate will be higher due to the economic situation / downturn

proportion / ratio
eg. a high proportion are poor / are in poverty

assimilate / assimilation – to accept a local culture and change yourself to adapt to it

since I grad from university – since i graduated 

phenomenon 

university entrance exam – gao kao

for one side – one the one hand, and on the other hand 

look back to / look back on / reminisce = when you think about your past experiences
eg. when I reminisce (“rem min niss”) about my time at university

simplified chinese < > traditional chinese

butterfly

flutter (v) (n)
by

feline – latin for cat
cat
canine
dog

Grammar

my meaning is that – what I mean is 

our Chinese people – Chinese people / us as Chinese people 

Pronunciation

chairman – “chair men”

through
thought
though
rough