VIP Class Notes (Nicholas) [S]

Do you have any religious beliefs? Do you have a moral code? 道德准则

Vocabulary

fear 恐惧
do you have any fears?
I have a fear of dogs.
I am fearful of dogs.
I am afraid of dogs.

obsession – obsessed – 困扰
Do you have any obsessions?
I am obsessed with YouTube.
I have an obsession with YouTube.
I am very obsessive. I have an obsessive personality.
It’s very easy for me to get obsessed.
I obsess over the newest Apple products.

special connection – you share something in common and it’s a special friendship or relationship
did you have special connection with Alice.
you have a special bond with her.

to bond – is to bring together or get close
I met my brother in law on a trip and we bonded with each other.

loose – 疏松
the dog was loose and chased after me

tie up / they never put a collar on their dog

born – 天生

entrepreneur – 企业家
I think being an entrepreneur is very difficult.
I have had entrepreneurial success with selling my books, but the process is very slow.

factors – 因素
there are many different factors for success.

Original

I just remember when I was a kid a dog was chasing me like very big and after that I’m afraid of dog. But the dog was – lived in a military camp. And after I came to Shanghai I really afraid of answering a phone from my father from my hometown – I don’t know because I think they are getting older and I am afraid of bad news because I heard from my father a lot of his friends are passed away.

Corrected

I just remember when I was a kid a dog was chasing me like it was very big / it was a very big dog and after that I was / have been / became afraid of dogs. But the dog lived in a military camp. And after I came to Shanghai I was / became really afraid of answering a phone call from my father from my hometown – I don’t know because I think they are getting older and I am afraid of bad news because I heard from my father that a lot of his friends have /  passed away.

Grammar

I think a lot of Korean people is sexist
I think a lot of Korean people are sexist

how so?
in what way?
how is it different?

this year I wrote 500 pages
this year I have written 500 pages

but I don’t want to be afraid of that

I think even they work hard they cannot get more promotion in their life / at work