F2F Class Notes 25th Jan (Daniel)

Resume – CV – “rez oo may” 

Qualified – meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
eg. I think I am very qualified for this job

Chip – electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit

Spontaneous – said or done without having been planned or written in advance
eg. girls often like guys who are spontaneous

Absorb – take in, also metaphorically

metaphoric (compared / not actual) < > literal (actual)
eg. he is a pig – literal – he is actually a real pig
eg2. he is a pig – metaphoric – he is fat, like a pig

Renovation – zhuang xiu
eg. I renovated my house last year because it was too old
eg2. the people next door to me are doing renovations at the moment

Board game – da fu wen
eg. I loved playing board games as a kid

Bluff – deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
eg. people who play poker are really good at bluffing

Wannabe– an overly ambitious and aspiring young person
eg. he’s such a wannabe… he’ll never be famous