Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Homework
Vocabulary
the birds fly the nest / leave the nest – when your kids leave home
idiom – cheng yu
eg. there’s an idiom in Chinese which goes like __ __ __ __
wrap it up – finish
eg. im trying to wrap up the deal
eg2. let’s wrap up the class
indecisive – hard to make decisions
eg. she’s a really indecisive
weighing up her options / shopping around – comparing companies / brands to try to get the best deal
patient (adj) / patience (n)
eg. patience is so important in life / patience is a virtue
give a trick to her – I trick her
to cheat on sb – to sleep with someone outside the relationship
to cheat sb – trick them
fire = let go
eg. I let some staff go
behind every successful person there are a million failures
they cannot lie on others – rely on others
imagine (v)
image (n)
do the right decision – make the right decision
adapt to the situation
eg. I need to adapt to the situation
key-ring – yao shi quan
money doesn’t grow on trees – money isn’t that easy to get
business environment – huan jin
anklet – a bracelet for your ankle
during this period / during the time of…
curious – hao qi
eg. I’m really curious about the next step for the Chinese economy
get everyone’s hopes up – to make people be excited but
these days / recently – can be any time, it depends on the situation
rent – pay each month / period to use sth
borrow – to get something for a short time and then give it back
eg. I rented my apartment
eg2. I borrowed a book from the library
situation / affair / period
opportunity – ji hui (n)
couch potato – lazy people
eg. he’s a couch potato
Grammar
what’s your mean? – what do you mean? / sorry I’m not sure what you mean / I didn’t really catch that
Pronunciation
bracelet – “brayss let”
debt – “det”
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