VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/R]

Pronunciation

world= were old

Vocabulary

1.stubborn (adj =固执的
ex: my brother is very stubborn, he only does what he wants.

2.interest (noun)= 利息
ex: the interest is really high, so he’s worried about my brother.

3. attentive- 周到的 体贴的
ex: It’s really special to receive attentive service form the staff.
ex: Her boyfriend is really attentive, he takes care of her when she doesn’t feel well.

4. norm= 惯例/正常行为
ex: the norm of tipping is very different between China and Canada.
ex: In China, it’s is not a norm is to give money to the servers.

5. split the bill= AA , you pay yours, I pay mine
ex: Many people will choose to split the bill among friends.
ex: would you like to pay together or split the bill?

6. optional 非强制的，可选择的
ex: the dinner is optional, you don’t have to go.
ex: the WeChat classes are optional, only a few people like to take them.

7. up to scratch= 达到标准
ex: the proposal you gave me was not up to scratch, please redo it.
ex: his writing homework was not up to scratch, so his teacher was angry.

8. awkward= 奇怪的 尴尬的
ex: you are so awkward to day, whey do you keep asking me about my brother.
ex: my manager is awkward, she gets angry very easily.

9. compulsory (adj)= 强制性的
ex: The dress code is not compulsory, we can wear whatever want.
ex: It’s compulsory to donate money to my colleague.

10. recipient= 收件人
ex: if I send you an email, then I am the sender and you are the recipient.

https://www.enfamily.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=968030

It’s nice to go out for a meal at a restaurant. But what makes it extra special – apart from the food – is to receive attentive service from the staff. What can leave a bad taste in your mouth, though,is to be handed the bill and see that a service charge has been added. You’re faced with the dilemma of deciding to pay it, and whether you should add a tip on top.

Putting your hand in your pocket to reward good service is a personal choice, but it also depends on where you are in the world. What is the norm in one city is not necessarily the norm in another. In some places a tip is expected; but in others, good service should be expected and ought to be included in the price.

Adding an optional service charge to your bill certainly makes paying a tip less awkward because there’s no need to calculate the amount. But even though it’s not compulsory, you sometimes feel obliged to pay it. In the UK, where people tend to be too polite to complain, they might pay the service charge despite quietly complaining that the service they received was not up to scratch!

Choosing your own amount to tip may seem fairer, but should you pay it in cash or add it on to a credit card payment? And who will be the recipient? If we are to pay extra, we want to know it goes to the person who deserves it and that it’s not used as an alternative to paying someone a proper wage. In the UK in 2009, the law was changed after an outcry over staff being paid under the minimum wage and then topping up their wages with money they had earned in tips.

my brother borrowed money on the website, I’m so angry when I heard this information. He has a friend, they are junior high school  classmates. They have been friends many years, his friend said he didn’t have money and asked my brother to borrow money on the website, and my brother did it. His friend is a gambler, he likes to gamble football, he and his brother are both in the blacklist, he can’t borrow .

When he borrowed the money, he didn’t think about it. He thinks his friend will repay the money on time. Yesterday my brother called me when I am working, my dad said my brother borrowed money on the website, I was so surprised. He said my brother didn’t want to tell him how much money he borrowed. I called my brother, he didn’t want to tell me too. He said when he talk to us, we will be angry, so he didn’t want to tell us. I told my mom, my mom called my brother and he also didn’t want to tell her. Yesterday evening, I discussed this thing with my father, my father was nervous because he thinks if my brother’s friend doesn’t have money and my brother doesn’t have money to repay the website, it will have a influence with my brother. I agree with him, but now we can’t talk about this with my brother, we worry that my brother will lost control. My mother said she will talk about this with my brother today because my brother is very stubborn.

Revised

my brother borrowed money on the website, I’m so angry when I heard about this.  He has a friend, they are classmates from junior high school classmates. They have been friends many years, his friend said he didn’t have money and asked my brother to borrow money on the website, and my brother did it. His friend is a gambler, he likes to gamble football, he and his brother are both on the blacklist, they can’t borrow money anymore.

When he borrowed the money, he didn’t think about it. He thinks his friend will repay the money on time. Yesterday my brother called me when I was working, my dad said my brother borrowed money on the website, I was so surprised. He said my brother didn’t want to tell him how much money he borrowed. I called my brother, he didn’t want to tell me either. He said if he tells us, we will be angry, so he didn’t want to tell us. I told my mom, my mom called my brother and he also didn’t want to tell her. Yesterday evening, I discussed this thing with my father, my father was nervous because he thinks if my brother’s friend doesn’t have money to repay him and my brother doesn’t have money to repay the website, it will have a influence with my brother. I agree with him, but now we can’t talk