F2F Class Notes 9th January (Jesse)

Vocabulary

inverted commas / quotation marks / quote marks 

taking shower – he is taking a shower / having a shower

went out – run out
eg. i have run out of toothpaste

human’s bone marrow 

warranty – the guarantee of free repair / service for a set period of time after buying a product
eg. i have a 1 year warranty on this iphone which will expire in 2 months

i don’t dig it = i don’t like it
dig it = like it

i refused the package – i didn’t receive the package
i refused to admit fault / i refused to help her – i didn’t want to do it.

give sth up – to stop taking care of sth / putting effort in
eg. I will give my cat up because I can’t care for her anymore

give up 
eg. I give up = I’m not going to keep trying

give up on = to stop having faith / confidence in sth
eg. Please don’t give up on me, I will not disappoint you again

Pronunciation

certification – “ser tif i cay shen”

experienced – “ecks peer ree ence” 

Last month, Blizzard shipped us a package which contained a plush toy, but it was held by Customs. We had to provide a 3C certification that was an uphill battle to get. Our agency, who is experienced and has the upper hand to do official customs clearance, would make 3C certification under the table and bribe customs officers to get this package out. Our boss dosen’t get that it is common to make fake certifications and bribe customs officers / officials in China. She refused to do this and it was up in the air whether to return this package which may cause more than 7000RMB freight or just give up on this package. At last, Blizzard knew this situation and told us to give up on this package because the value is not high / it’s not worth much.   

Grammar

that – indirect description
which – direct description
eg. I know that you are unhappy today, which makes me sad.
eg2. I go to a cafe which sells good coffee
eg3. I go to a cafe that I can walk to from my home.