VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

20 below zero

minus 20

get a gift FOR someone (you give them a gift)

get a  gift FROM someone (they give you a gift)

I want to be organized recognized by my boss

That’s a little personal. (I don’t wanna talk about it)

Are you praying that you’ll get a ticket back (to SH), or are you not worried about it?

I’m praying that I’ll get one.   Just joking, I’m not worried about it at all.

it does slow down / it slowed down

after one year later

a year after you bought it

it was stolen from my phone  (Stolen from, a place or person)


transportation hub – a central place for many forms of transportation

eg: Hong Kong is a popular international transportation hub.

anti-freeze – a substance, that prevents freezing

eg: Drinking anti-freeze is very dangerous.

packet – small bag

eg: I got a red packet.

eg: Do you have any sugar packets? I wanna take some on our camping trip.

composite (N.) – the resulting thing that is formed when you mix two things together.   made of different parts or elements

eg: Don’t drink too many energy drinks, they’re just a (composite/cocktail) of many chemicals.

eg: The photo is a composite of 3D graphics and traditional film photography.

pull off – to be able to make sth difficult work for you

eg: I can not pull off long formal dresses.

give it a shot – give it one try

eg: I would give it a shot, but I won’t just blindly follow trends.

alternative – the other one,   not mainstream, not super popular

eg: I like alternative styles and music, I don’t like to follow trends.

Speaking exercise

I think apple is not smart to let everybody know they use some software to slow down the operation. Eletronic or digital devices for most of the electronical devices being slowed down is common. They run slower it is normal. From my point of view, I can’t say apple if apple is wrong. It is just not smart to let the public know it.

Yes, some regulation they will control the things do not happen again, or apple will control themselves.

I think people can choose to not buy it again, of course. If you don’t like it you can choose to not buy it again.


I think apple is not smart to let everybody know they use some software to slow down the operating system.  most of the time electronic devices slowing down is normal. They run slower over time, it is normal. From my point of view, I can’t say apple if apple is wrong. It is just not smart to let the public know it. (But I can understand if they wanted to get ahead of the story, before someone else shared the news.)

Yes, some self-regulation will prevent this kind of thing from happening again.

If you don’t like it you can choose to not buy it again.

slow down – happen naturally, over time

eg: People’s brains slow down when they get older.

be slowed down – be caused to run slower, usually by an external force

eg: My internet was slowed down by my ISP because they think I’m downloading too much stuff.