1.5VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

dedication: loyalty/devotion

leave sb in a lurch: leave company in a mess
ie. I left my boss in a lurch by leaving immediately.

sarcastic: sarcastic/ironic

atheist: non-religious; don’t believe in it

bring your kids to Suzhou
take my kid to Suzhou

we should bring her out
we should take her out to dinner

my kid’s school noticed us that…
my kid’s school informed us/gave notice/announced the policy that…

at least your kids cannot go to school for 2 weeks
your kids cannot go to school for at least 2 weeks
it’s guaranteed that your kids would miss school for at least 2 weeks.
the minimum consequence..

you have to experience this all
you have to experience it all/the whole thing/the entire thing/entire process/all of it/in its entirety

if they did, I would not leave this company
if they did, I would not have left this company

they feel relaxing
staff who like to be in stable condition/like stability in work would feel comfortable/relaxed

get a phone call from your wife, told you …
I got a phone call from my wife telling me/saying that …

I get used to be with problems
I have been getting used to ….
I have gotten used to/I got used to being with problems/being troubled/problems/difficulties/hardships in my life.

Pronunciation

deliberately