VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S/R]
Vocabulary
flatter: feng cheng / pai ma pi (adj) flattering
ie. Do you like to flatter your boss?
ie. That dress is not flattering on you. <— It makes you look fat
augmentation: make something better/more (v) augment
ie. We need to augment our sales record….
embrace: hug
ie. I gave Annie a warm embrace when I found out that she was finally leaving.
ie. The world embraced technology.
twisted: niu qu
ie. She has a twisted world view.
trick: 诡计; 花招; 骗局; 把戏
ie Lily taught me a trick
noob: cai = (newbie)
ie. Annie is a noob(ie) in the workplace.
excuse: jie kou (v) qing jia
ie. May I be excused? (from work/from this dinner)
ie. Excuse me -> bu hao yisi, I have to take this call
surgery: shoushu
ie. She had a plastic surgery last week.
gradually: bit by bit <>suddenly
ie. Annie gained weight gradually.
exponentially: (adj)fan bei de
ie. I gained weight exponentially.
Grammar
way too xxxx
way more …
ie. We need to buy way more food before the winter.
I don’t(no) drink./I don’t like drinking.
mid-May , mid-Sept
excuse/absent
ie. May I be absent? -> May I be excused?
ie. You are excused. <— OK, you can go home.
ie. You are absent. <– you’re not here
thought:
ie. I had a bad thought.
ie. (These are) My thoughts exactly.
thinking: concept/values
ie. You cannot a man’s thinking.
ie. We have different thinkings.
I read an article = I read a piece of news
Do you like to read the news?
Speaking exercise
This thought is very Gemini.
This idea/thinking is very Gemini.
Because I got 10 kg.
The skinniest time in/of my adult life was two years ago.
I don’t know what I want.
Yes, but not just/not limited to snacks.
Trying to lose weight, Annie refused Ally’s dinner invitation.
I found a piece of news saying/which said that …….
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