VIP Class Notes (Maddie)

Vocabulary

e-commerce: online business

international/cross-border

extroverted: adj.  = outgoing

extrovert n.

introverted = shy

open up oneself to xxx : to be open

study c.f. learn

study: to research vs learn: to know something new

*at a restaurant*

excuse me, i want to order some food.

“can I please have xxx”

“can I have the bill please?”

tone: the intonations in mandarin/languages with similar pronunciation systems

dark skin / fair skin

layout: 排版 how things are presented

font: the style of the letters/characters

i’m responsible for the programme’s function foundation.

function: the purpose of a certain task

subjective: relating to the speaker’s own ideas

user-friendly apps: apps that are easy to use

celebrity: a famous person

Grammar

i beginning began studying a new language because it’s cool and maybe it can change my logic.

but when i meet a stranger i can’t speak more. – when I meet strangers I can’t speak much

last year i tried to dance ballet, because i think it could build my confidence. but now, as you can see, I haven’t changed a lot.

dancers are very confidentce on stage.

in fact i also would like the people to reccommend  some product but i don’t like to watch ads to buy a product.

this morning i get got up early to work out. then i begin began to study english.

i ate noodles

the gym was close before but it moved in february and now it’ quite far away from where i live.

i want to change switch to another gym because i want to keep exerciseing four times a week, but now i only go to the gyms on weekends.

how do you like your current job?

in fact i don’t like my current job.

why’s that?

i need to stare at your computer all day

is the workload too much for you?

yes.

do you have to work over time a lot?

sometimes, i working until 11pm or midnight.

what do you think makes a good designer?

i think design is different from drawing, a good design can help people solve their problems; so i think we can’t judge whether a design is ugly or good or bad, for  simply based on the looks of it appearance,

first it’s easy to use for users, then we can consider about how it looks of design.

for example, yesterday i designed the account page of the programme,  i face a big challenge, because i need to design a banner for the programme,

but i have tried to i design 4 styles, but my leader don’t like these designs. 

i came up with 4 different styles, but leader didn’t/ doens’t like any of them.

i was confused because my leader always say the sketch she don’t like but she can’t give you a correct styles.

constructive ideas/suggestions

in companies everyone thinks they’re good at designing, everyone can say the picture is ugly,

Pronunciation

green / week – “eee”