VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

VIP event/exclusive event for VIP customers

my boss demands/wants us

alone time – spend time by yourself

have some alone time/spend some time alone

good fit: suitable person for a job/position etc.

I am a good fit for this job/I am suitable for this job as a sales

one year ago/two years ago/three years ago…

personal space: area for yourself which allows you to feel comfortable

eg. I am happy to go on business trips every month because I get to have my personal space.

eg. Staying at home is awful because I don’t have any personal space.

he often works overtime/OT

rare/uncommon

glasses: what people wear to see

surgery: when the doctor cuts your body open 手术

eg. The patient had/underwent surgery on his heart.

eg. Without surgery, this animal will die slowly and painfully.

my eyesight is good/perfect/bad/poor

looking forward to sth/excited for sth

his job/task/responsibility

I should control my spending

conference call/meeting

mortgage: money you pay every month if you buy a house using a loan 贷款

eg. They took out a £40o,000 mortgage o buy the house.

eg. A part of my salary is used to pay the monthly mortgage.

pyjamas: 睡衣

live stream: 直播

eg. You can watch a live stream of the event from our website.

eg. Some people have become popular from live streaming.

retirement funds: money you get when you leave your job when you’re old 退休金

eg. I don’t think people will receive enough money from their retirement funds.

write/leave a review

Grammar

go on a business trip

come back – to return from another place

eg. My husband comes back once every two months.

go – to another place

eg. She will go on a business trip next week.

I don’t earn lower than him 

I don’t earn less/more than him

Our company do some events this month for our customers. The target for this month is very high. Last week, the event of last week can’t reach the target – we just finish the half of the target. So this week our boss want us to give her some new ideas how to reach the target this weekend. Every Monday and Tuesday I work in the office and the other 3 days I work in the department store. I have two or three business trips every month. Many years ago I did. I like business trips after I got married because when I go to a business trip I can stay by myself.

We have got married for 7 years. But we stay with each other just for 3 years. He just come back 3 days every 2 months.

I afraid of the meeting of with my boss every Tuesday. I often afraid so I can sick on Monday.

I like shopping, buy everything. Because I buy shoes in the mall and I buy a lot of thing online. I all buy. Last week I worked here and I went to the bathroom and I saw the stores near the bathroom and I buy.

Revised: 

Our company organised/held/arranged some events this month for our customers. The target for this month is very high. Last week’s event didn’t reach/hit the target – we just/only achieved/hit half of the target. So this week our boss wants us to give her some new ideas on how to reach the target this weekend. I work in the office every Monday and Tuesday and for the other 3 days, I work in the department store. I have/go on two to three business trips every month. Many/A few years ago I did. I like/enjoy business trips after I got married because when I go on a business trip I can spend some time alone/have some alone time.   

We have got married/have been married for 7 years already/. But we have been with each other/together for just 3 years. He just/only came back 3 days every 2 months.

I am afraid of the meeting with my boss every Tuesday. I often hope that I can be sick on Mondays.    

I like shopping and I buy everything. I buy shoes in the mall and I buy a lot of /many things online. I buy everything. Last week I worked there and I went to the bathroom and then I saw the stores nearby the bathroom and I bought these clothes.