Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Grammar
I had been in a business trip – I was on a business trip / I have been on a business trip
I was on a trip – I was before but not now
I have been on a trip – I experienced it and maybe am still doing it, but maybe not
I had been on a trip – I was doing it for a period BEFORE another past time
eg. When you called me yesterday at 9PM, I had been sleeping for 5 hours already.
he was late for around 5 mins – he was 5 mins late
i’ll be back to shanghai – i’ll be heading back to SH / i’ll be back in SH
tragic (adj) / tragedy (n)
when I firstly came to SH – the first time that I came to SH / when I first came to SHÂ
he was commenting on / about another affair
that’s sooo not professional!
take it into account
during the party
after I hadÂ
after havingÂ
Vocabulary
social signals / cuesÂ
chasm – a really big gap “kasm”
eg. there was a chasm between us / separating us
he was on the road – driving / traveling
he was on the street – homeless
doing the laundryÂ
too friendly – over-friendly
business t-shirt – polo shirtÂ
business shirt / button-up shirtÂ
villain < > hero
having meals with clients is exhausting
no overlap in your lives – you have nothing in commonÂ
eventually you’re gonna run out of things to sayÂ
it’s an ongoing process
I pay my own way – I support myselfÂ
I need to put myself out there – take action, go out, be social
put sth in my drink / sb might spike my drink / put some date rape drug in my drink
token Asian
eg. I was the token asian at the university
the number of social experiences I had there was minimalÂ
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