F2F Class Notes (Sonia)
Vocabulary
finance(n):(the management of) a supply of money
e.g I don’t have experience in finance
require(v): yaoqiu
e.g I think they require you to have a degree in that
head hunter(n): people who’s job is to help you find a job
“turn a new leaf” : new life
character(n): xing ge the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different from others
e.g it is important to find friends with a similar character to you
confidante(n) : closest friend(guimi) kɒn.fɪ.dænt
e.g I don’t have too much confidantes, there are only three I can talk
‘speak ill of others’: huai hua, to talk badly about other people//spoke badly
e.g some people they like to speak ill of others.
brag(v):to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own (to show off)
e.g a friend of mine likes to brag about everything
nag (v):to criticise or complain often in an annoying way
e.g when I was a little girl my mum always nagged at me
dispirited (adj): not feeling much hope about a particular situation or problem (xiaoji) (opposite of hopeful)
e.g I don’t dispirited stories they are not helpful for anything
Grammar
I don’t care if you have money or not
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