VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

1. My hometown Chengdu is a very chill city. People there enjoy a laid-back lifestyle.

2.Many IT companies have put all the positions on hold.

1. My hometown Chengdu is a very chill city and people there enjoy a laid-back lifestyle. = My hometown Chengdu is a very chill city with people there enjoying / having a laid-back lifestyle but I haven’t been there much recently. 

2.Many IT companies have put all the positions on hold.

Vocabulary

hiring has been frozen 
we have frozen hiring

barista – coffee maker person

make me look stupid – he embarrassed me

poster / billboard / banner / notice / advertisement / flyer

i was taken aback – shocked
to be set back < > to make progress
eg. My English learning has had a set back / has been set back
eg2. This project was set back due to the corona virus

i know nothing on coffee – about / regarding / on the subject of 

matcha – mo cha

facetious – 乱引人发笑的；不问场合耍聪明的

middle aged – uncle / aunty
they’re not related to you

i will show my appreciation / give them my feedback

we acknowledge each other around the office

to stand sb up – I stood him up – I told him i would be there but then I didn’t arrive
to stand up to sb – to confront / defend yourself against sb

secured it for me – put it aside for him

high and mighty – to try to act like you’re above sb
eg. he acted so high and mighty

gym clothing / outfit 

when I was just about to do my finals  – during the time that was preparing to do my finals

is it ready? – how much longer do you think the coffee will be? 

abnormal / odd / strange / weird – qi guai

soy sauce – jiang you

sole of your shoe – the bottom of your shoe

hostile (adj) – aggressive / angry / attack

wild – like in the jungle
eg. being a kid in australia is like being in the wild

civilized – the way you should act in society

Grammar

when I just came there – when I just arrived there 

part reason why I respect them – part of the reason why I respect them

laughing with me – together + positive
laughing at me – negative

Pronunciation

macchiato – mack kee ar toe