VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)[S]

Vocabulary

influential – 有影响

e.g. The most influential person in my life is actually a person that I have never met. I think the most influential person in my life was Steve Jobs! I read many of his books, and learned so much from his public speeches. He influenced me greatly!

person – individual

people – individuals

serve / service – 服务

e.g. In some countries, the young men and women must serve in the military.

military – 军事

e.g. China has one of the most powerful militaries in the world!

enlist – 招募

e.g. If you want to go into the military, you must enlist in the military.

command – 命令

e.g. If you enlist in the military, you are under the command of your leader.

the ends justify the means -最终证明了手段的合理性

the ends – what you want

the means – how you do it

justify – it’s OK – it’s not a bad thing

e.g. My family needs 10,000 RMB because my grandpa is sick. I need 10,000 RMB to pay for his hospital bills. <<“the ends”>>

e.g. How will I get this money? I think I will steal it. That’s how I will get this money. <<the means>>

manipulate – 操纵

e.g. It’s not good to manipulate people, we should just ask them if we want something.

defend / defense – 防守

e.g. The country uses the military to defend the country.

carnivore – 肉食动物 – only eats meat

e.g. Some plants are carnivorous — they eat other animals like small bugs. So we call them carnivores.

herbivore – only eats plants

omnivore – eats plants and meat

Original

Teacher because teacher always teaches people many things, and give his students many experience, and also take care of his students. It’s not easy to be a teacher because teacher must take care of the all the students in his class, and he must know what his student poor at and what his student good at. She is my first Chinese teacher, she teaches us well, and always take care of us.

Corrected

Teachers are usually the most influential individuals in a person’s life because teachers always teach people many things, and give their students many experiences, and also take care of their students. It’s not easy to be a teacher because teachers must take care of the all the students in their class, and they must know what their students are poor at and what their students are good at. She is my first Chinese teacher, she teaches us well, and always takes care of us.

When speaking your opinion, use the word SHOULD and SHOULDN’T

Original

I think we don’t have to serve to the military because the wars is bad and if all the youth enlist in the military there will no youth to do some jobs that only youth can do – and the youth will be less and less, and the people of the country will all be very old and that country will be weak.

Corrected

I think we shouldn’t have to serve in the military because the wars are bad and if all the youth enlist in the military there will be no youth to do some jobs that only youth can do – and the youth will decrease, and the people of the country will all be very old and that country will be weak.

Original

A good boss must have a good goal and let his employees feel confident and he must know how to use people, he must know what his employees are good at and let his employee to do the things that they good at – that can increase the produce of the company.  When a employee didn’t think his job is important, the boss must fire him because he’s careless of his works and something in the company will go wrong.

Corrected

A good boss must have a good goal / [vision] and let his employees feel confident and he must know how to use people, he must know what his employees are good at and let his employees to do the things that they are good at – that can increase the production / productivity of the company.  When an employee doesn’t think his job is important, the boss must fire him because he will be careless of work and something in the company will go wrong.