VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Think about some sentences you want to say to your boss + write a diary about a recent thing you’ve done like shopping etc. How did you decide to get those pants, compare to others.

The COVID 19 has a big bad / negative effect, our company laid off two staff last month so / and I felt some sadness, because finding a good employee is difficult thing. However, now the economy is getting worse, so we have to do it to save costs, otherwise it’s hard to earn the money this year. We don’t have other ways to improve profit.
Recently I’m very interested the World War II and I read a lots of book and movies about it.

Vocabulary

rumor – people talking about sth that isn’t official

self centered – zi wo

our costs are set / fixed 

Shall we have lunch together tomorrow
How about / What do you say, we have lunch…

If you don’t have time, we can reschedule for another time.
If you’re not free / available, let’s take a rain check / let’s see about another time / maybe next time

Rain check? = maybe I can’t so let’s reschedule at a later date

slang – li yu

impatient – bu nai xin

go on – continue
go off – go crazy
go out – leave

So, I just wanted to / I was just hoping to give you an update on the situation with…
Unfortunately, it looks like… / I’m afraid that it seems…

So I was just hoping to get your input / I was thinking you could give me your input / advice

I’ll let you go = I’ll stop bothering you and let you get back to what you were doing

Grammar

I find good staff
Finding good staff is hard.

Drinking good coffee is great
Coffee is expensive

It is difficult
Coffee is expensive for me in China
It is hard to buy good coffee in China

the costs are growing faster than the profits
the costs are growing fast but the profits are not as fast.