VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Watch a video (not too simple topic) and either write about it or think about sth we can talk related to it next class.

Vocabulary

he will give me some duty – he will give me some work / tasks / projects 

i will update him on my work – give him a report

I’m an HR director’s assistant 

learn more knowledge – get more knowledge / learn more 

repetitive – sth that is the same again and again
eg. My last job was so repetitive so it was boring

i know what does she thinking about – I know what she is thinking about
I know what you mean
I know what you are doing 

my ex colleagues / old colleagues / the team at my old company 

turnover – the rate that staff leave and join a company
eg. the turnover rate was really high

policy – rules / the way a team works
eg. the company policy is we must use our annual leave by the end of the year

take turn / take it in turns
eg. let’s take it in turns to pay

interest rate – the % you pay extra
the interest – $
eg. I paid 1000 RMB because the interest rate was 1%

up to scratch
start from scratch
eg. I built the house from scratch / I wrote my homework from scratch = started from the beginning / nothing

scumbag – worst type of person – very very bad person

the first time – di yi ci
at first – the beginning part (that maybe changed)
eg. at first I thought your name was Jason and then I realised it’s Jesse!
first – the first thing you did
eg. Today, first I went to work and then I went home.

Grammar

they just do what he wants to do

I know what you mean – I know the thing that you mean

a people – people 
a person 

I told you “hermia you are good”
I told you that you were good

I asked him “can we change the time?”
I asked him if we could change the time.

on October on the national day my mum arranged a blind date for me and i went to meet a boy and at first I told him we could meet in evening but I realised in the evening I have a important thing so I ask him can I change the time and he said OK so we changed the time to the afternoon and then at 2PM I met him and when I met him at first I apologised that my fault and he said nothing, he said you’re so lucky because I’m free this afternoon, if I’m busy I can’t went out and then he talked with his friend on speaker and I sit here and I waited for him so I annoyed and I make a video of him and maybe he didn’t know what I do but last week he told me that oh you make a video of me and now the whole city knows me, his friends ask him what happened but i think I never send the video to anyone / everyone, I just showed to my mum so I didn’t know why he said this.

In October on the national day my mum arranged a blind date for me and i went to meet a boy / the boy and at first I told him we could meet in the evening but I realised in the evening I had an important thing so I asked him (asktthim) if I could change the time and he said OK so we changed the time to the afternoon and then at 2PM I met him and when I met him, at first I apologised that it was my fault but he said nothing, and he said “you’re so lucky because I’m free this afternoon, if I’m busy I can’t go out” and then he talked with his friend on speaker and I sat there and I waited for him so I was annoyed and I made a video of him and maybe he didn’t know what I did but last week he said “you made a video of me and now the whole city knows me”, his friends asked him what happened but i think I never sent the video to anyone, I just showed it to my mum so I didn’t know why he said this.