F2F Class Notes (Kyle) (R+S)
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Homework
If you could work in a job doing what you love, which job could that be?
DO WHAT YOU LOVE . CREATE YOUR OWN PROFESSION AND YOUR OWN LIFE !!
Reading
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/25/3-things-two-men-learned-from-their-650000-lunch-with-warren-buffett.html
The average American spends just over $1,000 a year getting lunch at restaurants. But investors Guy Spier, 52, and Mohnish Pabrai, 53, spent $650,100 on just one lunch for a very special reason: They got to dine with billionaire Warren Buffett.
Vocabulary
average = 平均, normal, general
investors= 金融投资者
ex. The investors Kyle and Park are making so much money, that they decided to travel around the entire world and stay in the most luxury hotels with super models…. The (name for what they do ) Kyle and Park are making $$ so ….blah blah blah…. ——Grammar point —> to use nouns as adjectives.
to get = to receive for something
ex. The investors Guy Spier and Mohnish Pabrai are getting to eat lunch with Mr. Buffett.
ex. I want to get a job as soon as possible.
ex. When I was in the subway, I got an email from a company looking to hire me as a new employee.
billionaire = 亿万 富翁. VERY VERY VERY RICH people… The most rich in the entire world.
“worth every penny”= to be equal in value for what you paid for it, a common American expression,
a penny is the smallest form of USA currency…. = ige jiao
#1 ) Approach everything with integrity — 以诚信的态度对待一切
to approach – jie jin
“You must always be honest and I don’t like cheaters”
*”Does being honest bring an easy life or a more difficult life?”
short term benefits vs, long term benefits …..
#2) Get comfortable saying ‘no’
The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” —- and you also need to —– ” You control your time,”
How to Schedule Your Own Time -如何安排自己的时间
to schedule – 计划 – to make time for, to put in the working schedule, to make a plan and do it. JUST DO IT.
to plan – to prepare a time and place for
and
How to Schedule Other People’s Time
—> When are you available?
—–> I am flexible and available at your convenience. ( People like to make things easy on them)
“Observing Buffett, I could tell that even though he is a kind man at heart he also has absolutely no trouble enduring the momentary unpleasantness that comes from saying no. As I realized this, I resolved to get a lot better at my own ability to say no.”
You won’t have personal time, and you will be always busy and its not necessary to say Yes to everything.
3) Do what you love.
Speaking exercise
What do you love to do?
-I love traveling and hiking. I like thrill seeking, going after adventure, parachuting… I want to try but I don’t have money now. I will try before I am 30. I love making friends with many people who are not rude. Must respect each other.
-I love / I’m really into / I’m a big fan of traveling and hiking. I like thrill seeking and going after adventure, and parachuting… I want to try these things but I don’t have any money now. I will try before I am 30 / before I turn 30. I love making friends with many people who are not rude and I think they must respect each other.
Kyle’s version: As for me, I have a variety of interest and things that I love to do. At the top of my list, I love to travel anywhere and to go hiking mountains. I want to work with people who respect each other.
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