VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

Do you agree that people should make plans before doing something? Why?

Vocabulary

makeup: beauty products you put on your face

market: 市场

eg. The skincare market is very competitive.

eg. What do you think will happen to the market in the next 5 years?

wechat moments: 朋友圈

hobbies/interests – things that you like to do

into sth/sbd: like sth/like doing something

eg. I am into watching sports competitions.

eg. She is into the boy from the other class.

go/attend/join an event/party/activity

evolve: to change gradually 逐步演变；逐步发展; 进化

eg. The skincare market is constantly evolving.

eg. The company has evolved over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.

keep in contact/maintain contact/keep up-to-date with friends

via/by/through an app/email

shock: surprised

eg. She was shocked to find that her house was robbed and her belongings are on the floor.

eg. It was a shock to see her looking so ill.

consultant: an advisor 顾问

eg. IT/beauty/sales/financial consultant

expert: someone who knows a lot about an area

eg. She is an expert in cancer research.

eg. There are many people these days claiming to be experts online.

suspicious: you think or you feel that something is not right 可疑的

eg. He is suspicious of the child because the child told him a lie.

eg. There’s a suspicious-looking van parked at the end of the street.

horrible: very bad/shocking or scary

eg. What a horrible movie!

eg. The place was so horrible that I had to turn away.

horror movie – scary movie

apologise: say sorry 道歉；认错

eg. She apologised for being late.

eg.I tried to apologize, but he refused to accept my apology.

privacy: someone’s right to keep their personal matters and relationships secret 隐私权

eg. The company should protect the customer’s right to privacy.

priority: something that is very important above other things 优先考虑的事

eg. My first/top priority is to find somewhere to live

eg. You need to identify your priorities..

prohibit: to not allow

eg. Parking is prohibited between these gates.

arrest: to be caught by the police 逮捕

eg. They were arrested for robbing the bank.

eg. He was arrested for causing the accident

Grammar

since – from

ex. She has been living here since 2015.

verb 1 + to + verb 2 (base form) 

ex. I need to go to the department store later.

ex. She likes to spend time with her friends.

Some stores’ AC didn’t work because the door of the first floor are open.

We get different task every year. Skincare and makeup market are change very fast.

I have enough friends so I don’t need the friends online. I can found the new friend from work because we often open the new store in the new mall and I have to know some new people in the department store and another company. We can go to another city. I manage the area including KM, CQ, HZ, SZ. Most people said we can keep contact with 150 people. I keep in contact on WeChat. When it’s their birthday, I send some gifts to them. I have no close classmates.

The new staff in our company they use some apps to found friends. I think it’s dangerous for girls. Sometimes I think we can go to some party of the another friends and we can go to some hobby class.

Revised: 

Some stores’ AC doesn’t work because the doors on the first floor are open.

We have different tasks/goals every year. The skincare and makeup market changes/evolves very quickly. 

I have enough friends so I don’t need to make friends online. I can find/meet/make new people/friends from work because we often open new stores/branches at new malls and I must know/meet some new people from other companies in the department store. We can go to another city for work. I manage the areas including KM, CQ, HZ, SZ. Most people agree/say that we can keep in /maintain contact with 150 people. I keep in contact through/via/by WeChat. When it’s their birthday, I send some gifts to them. I have no close classmates.

The new staff in our company they use some apps to find friends. I think it’s dangerous for girls. Sometimes I think we can go to another friend’s party and we can go/attend some activties that we’re interested in/into.   

Cherry is my bast friend and subordinate. We met since 2011, she was a new staff who worked in a store of the area I managed. I remembered that she was late on her first day, I criticized her once time. The second time we met I criticized her again in a small and dark room, because I didn’t thought her worked hard. She was upset and crying, and she told me a lot. And from this moment, we became close. I found her much like I did when I was young, so I wanted to teach her a lot. She was lovely, friendly, active, talkative and very funny, I like her so much. We help each other at work and in life, I believe we are the bast friends for life.

Revised: 

Cherry is my best friend and subordinate. We met in 2011, she was a new staff who worked in a store in the area I managed. I remembered that she was late on her first day and I criticized her once. The second time we met, I criticized her again in a small and darkroom because I didn’t think she worked hard enough. She was upset and she cried so she told me many things. And from this moment, we became close. I found that she was very much like myself when I was young, so I wanted to teach her many things. She is lovely, friendly, active, talkative and very funny so I like her very much. We help each other at work and in life, I believe we are best friends for life.