VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

I want my schedule to be more flexible 

siblings – brothers or sisters

I have an older brother

near/immediate/short-term future

children need the company and support of their parents

prepaid – to pay beforehand

eg. prepaid mobile plan/meal plan

bail – the amount you pay to a court in exchange for you to be released until your trial

I will watch some documentaries of BBC

I will watch some BBC documentaries 

I plan to find my part-time job about my major.

I plan to find a part-time job related to my major.

The HR of a company told me that they will spend a long time to train an employee.

The HR of a company told me that they would have to spend a long time to train an employee/spend time on training an employee and it is time-consuming. 

They want to hire a long time employee because they said that developing and training an employee is high cost.

They want to hire a long-term employee because they said that developing and training an employee is very/extremely costly.

He didn’t catch it because of the financial background of his family.

He didn’t grab/hold/seize onto the opportunity because of his family’s financial background.

If I am in society then I have to face this problem.

If I enter society then I have to face this problem.

This is a short plan about the near future.

This is a short-term plan for the near future.