VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Check East meets West by Yang Liu and write about the most interesting picture

I think someone was passed out
I think someone passed out / was unconscious 

How superbrain
What kind of super-brain is needed for the CAF.

after test my boss came in Shanghai
after the/my test my boss came to Shanghai

I got complained about another colleague
One colleague complained about me

complained me about I can’t speak Japanese because our company has business in Japan
Controller told my boss that she needs me to take more responsibilities in my office because I cant speak Japanese so sometimes I will ask someone to help.
She complained about me because I can’t speak Japanese and since our company has business in Japan it is an important skill.
The controller told my boss that she needs me to take more responsibilities in the future
however  I can’t speak Japanese so sometimes I will ask someone for help.

we have fun in HK.
we had fun in HK.

I flew back to Shanghai in Sunday
On Friday we didn’t see that but there is a protest.
I flew back to Shanghai on Sunday
On Friday we didn’t see it/anything but there was a protest.

Change a career / change my career / change career.
Psychological

if I did some work to several work then I can get back to school overseas to study for another subject like psychology.
But you need to make money for living.
My original plan was to work for several years and then go back to school overseas to study another subject like psychology.
If I work hard for a few years then I will go back to school and study another subject…

it is similar in Shanghai. there is less people in Shanghai.
it is similar to Shanghai. there is less people in Shanghai.

It encourage the employees to work harder.
It encourages the employees to work harder.

When the AI come robots come the financial accounting will be replaced.
When AI comes and robots get more mature basic accounting might be replaced.

Japanese people who is very hard working and can reply your emails in week end.
I like Japanese people who are very hard working and can reply to your emails on the week end.
Currently children are too busy to be around their parents.

Vocabulary

artistic : related to art
The artistic value of this painting is quite high.

Psychology (field)
I studied psychology in university.

Psychologist (person)
I want to become a psychologist.

Psychological : related to psychology
He was diagnosed with a psychological illness.

to overestimate : to imagine something is more than it actually is
We overestimated our profit and moved to a new fancy building but now we need to move back.

to underestimate : to imagine something is less than it actually is
John was very nervous at the beginning of the meeting but it turned out he underestimated his ability to convince people. In the end they all accepted his ideas.

to shame (publicly) (make someone feel ashamed)
China tried to shame jaywalker by posting their pictures on bus stops.

Jaywalking: crossing the road at the wrong time / place
Jaywalking is frowned upon in Japan

To frown upon something : to look down on something
Being unemployed is frowned upon in some places. / Some people look down on the unemployed.

social credit score : 

Optimism:
My boss is full of optimism

Grammar

complain to someone (talk to someone) (to – person you talk to) (about – topic)
I complained to my boss about the situation with the banker.
He complained about the weather.
He complained about Tom.

to report someone : to tell your superior that someone made a mistake
He reported me for smoking in the building.