VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S]

Vocabulary

1.dominate (verb)= rule over 统领
ex: in our society, men dominate in the family.
ex: do you like to dominate in a relationship?

2. have a say=有话语权
ex: do you have a say in all matters in the family?

3. productive/ efficient= 有效率的
ex: when you have a positive attitude, you will be more productive.

4. time- consuming (adj) = spend lots of time
ex: LEGO is very time-consuming.

5. takes a lot of space
ex: LEGO takes up lots of space.

6. compensation (noun)= the money you give to compensate someone
ex: he would get a big compensation if he gets laid off.
ex: we need to compensate our employees.

7. quit their job= 辞职
ex: Three of my students quit their job.

8. resignation letter= the letter you write when you want to quit
ex: You must hand in your resignation letter for approval.

9. unemployment rate= the rate of people not getting a job
ex: the unemployment rate in China is increasing.

10. ridiculous= unbelievable
ex: it’s ridiculous that the government asks people to stay home.

11. makes my head spin= i have headache just thinking about it
ex: the visa problem makes my head spin.
ex: My son makes my head spin. 

12. homeschool= teach him at home
ex: Parents have to spend lots of time homeschooling their kid.

13. slack off= 松懈
ex: I slacked off these two months and gained 4 kg…
ex: do you slack off in the afternoon?

Speaking exercise

how has coronavirus affected your life?

We have a service apartment company, we are almost closed because most of our clients are foreigners, it’s a big effect. We laid off 3 employees.

Last year, everyone is very busy, this year so-so. My colleague work hard than before, they afraid lose job. The boss invest project much carefully. The global economy is getting worse. If i look for clothes, I will waiting for discount season. My family has a big expense for traveling. Originally, we spend travel every year too much money, about three months, we need to go abroad. Once a month, domestic.

Revised

how has coronavirus affected your life?

We have a service apartment company, we are almost closed because most of our clients are foreigners, we have been hit hard. We laid off 3 employees.

Last year, everyone was very busy, this year they are very slacked. My colleagues work harder than before, they are afraid to lose their job. The boss invests in projects with more considerations. The global economy is getting worse. If i look for clothes, I will wait for the discount season. My family has a big expense for traveling. Originally, we spend too much money on traveling every year. Every three months, we would travel abroad. Once a month, we would go to nearby cities.