VIP Class Notes (Nick)

Find a business situation from your book that you want to talk about.

Or, describe your cosmetics products.

Vocabulary

Musical play – Musical

Healthy

Marathon

对面 – Across (the something) from (place)
On the border with (North Korea)

Deal – to conclude a sale of some sort

Conclude – for contracts or deals

Border – a line between countries
Boarder – someone who pays to rent a room in your house
Board – something flat, probably large, inflexible

Buyer / Counterparty

Gentleman / Lady

Well Educated

In the eyes of . . . – as people generally see things

CEO – Chief Executive Officer (in North Korea, I don’t know)

Contacts / Potential Buyers – people you meet in business, and hope to do business in the future with

Breach of Contract – one person in a contract does not do what they should (pay money, deliver goods, paint a house…)

Exchange – to give one thing for another
Transfer – the time when the goods are changing hands

Rusty – when you haven’t practiced something for a long time, and you aren’t as good as you were; when something metal turns brown

Conservative – someone who wants to preserve the past

Ethnicity – a grouping of people based upon your heritage (where your parents are from)

I feel sorry for (them)

Divided (into) – split into two pieces, like a country

Bully – 欺负

Apply for (a program, a license, etc.)

Largest total sales / Best Salesperson

Parts of the Garlic Plant:
Bulb – the part of the base we eat, with many pieces
Clove – the small pieces that make up the bulb
Scape – 蒜苔
https://garlicmatters.com/what-is-garlic/garlic-plant-structure/

Grammar

I wanted to go to US – I wanted to go to the US

I lot of things in my brain – a lot on my mind

General rule:
When you want to use a form of a verb as an adjective, use the “past participle”
Sink, Sank, Sunk
Sell, Sold, Sold

We’re going to do the exchange in tomorrow – do the exchange tomorrow

Different with – different from

Korea, Korean Korean (people) – noun, adjective, noun

Good vs. Well – adjective vs. adverb

Pronunciation

Wrinkle – (silent “w”) rinkle

Tribe – long “I”

Manufacturer – man – you – fak – cher – er