VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)

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Pronunciation

macro / macro / like AT

micro / MY-CROW

Vocabulary

macroeconomics / economy of countries

microeconomics / economy of smaller communities and local businesses

e.g. Macroeconomic policy (government decisions) will affects microeconomic policy (small businesses).

in-ear headphones 

e.g. Nicole didn’t like the Bose over-ear headphones so she got the smaller in-ear headphones.

the examinator / the examiner 

e.g. The medical examiner administered the wrong MRI.

to make stronger / to strengthen

e.g. Going to the gym strengthens our bodies.

sports lover / athlete

e.g. If you are an active athlete, you should consider getting the knee surgery.

macro / the big picture / micro / is the small details

e.g. Are you a macro-person or a micro-person?

joint / 联合

e.g.g Nicole lacks Vitamin D therefore she has weak joints.

sun bathe  / to take a bath in the sun

e.g. Nicole is a nice yellow girl – she doesn’t like the sun on her face. She doesn’t like to sunbathe.

Blackjack / “21” card game

pervert / perv / old driver or a yellow person / someone who is sexual in a creepy way – making creepy jokes

e.g. You’re being a perv. You’re a perv. Do you want to go to the club and perv? He was pervin’ around the club.

Texas Holdem / each player gets two cards “face-down” and then 5 cards are placed on the table and whoever has the best 5 card hand win

to be a third wheel / to third wheel / there are two people in love and you also hang out with them – it’s uncomfortable

e.g. My best friends asked me to go to the movies with her and her boyfriend but I didn’t want to be the third wheel.

e.g. I didn’t want to third wheel with them.

side chick / a mistress / man on the side

e.g. She’s my side chick.

derailment / to derail / to make something go off it’s intended path

e.g. The train was derailed by a cow in the train tracks.

e.g. Coca Cola’s business plans were derailed by slow sales in Europe.

Grammar

get in the car / get on the bus / get on the metro / get on the place

to tear / tore

e.g. I tore my ligament

let you to / allow you to / allowed you to

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