VIP Class Notes (Tony)
Vocabulary
do your best
she does her best
he did his best
more extreme
eg: The weather was more extreme this year.
the winter was extremely cold
so the summer might be extremely hot, or cooler. We can’t know.
after I check the notes, I write a copy for myself
squeeze a meeting in
squeeze in a workout
squeeze in some gym time
squeeze in an hour at the gym
I will squeeze in an English class even though I have a full meeting with the shipyard today.
I’m pretty busy, but I think I can squeeze you in around 4pm. (for a meeting)
– I can add you to my schedule around 4pm.
naive – don’t know too much, because you are not experienced, young, or innocent
eg: I was young and naive, I didn’t know that was a bad deal.
eg: If you are surprised by it, that is a little naive. You should expect it by now.
eg: She is naive, it seems like she doesn’t understand.
eg: When I went to on the business trip I was so happy because at that time the company gave me the more money. Now, I think I was just naive, actually those that money was for my overtime work. They didn’t give me more, I just worked more. (They didn’t give it to me, I EARNED it)
give – to let someone have something
eg: My friend gave me a car for my birthday.
eg: They gave me a raise at work, I definitely earned it.
earn – a way to give, because someone did something to deserve the thing. Or you had an agreement about it
eg: I earned that salary, they must pay me.
eg: Take a break you earned it.
eg: I took my mom to dinner for mother’s day. I wanted to give here a nice dinner, because she is such a good mom, she really earned it.
eg: She earned the chance, because she always tries her best.
Pronunciation
Naive – Nai (y) Eve
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