F2F Class Notes (Ally)

confessions of a workaholic

vocabulary: confess

Vocabulary

tall(adj) face:  sad face, happy face… she looks like she’s supposed to be tall

redundant: 冗余的; 多余的; 被裁减的; 不需要的(adj)

trump: (v) 出王牌压掉(他人的牌); 赢; 胜过; 打败  totally win

self-discipline: 自律 (v)discipline 惩罚; 处罚; 训练; 训导; 管教; 自我控制; 严格要求(自己);
ie. Parents should not discipline(v) their children in public.
ie. I followed the discipline (n) of my school/my parents.
ie. She’s a very well disciplined kid.

brain twister: 脑筋急转弯

tongue twister：绕口令

obsess：着迷；迷恋; 使痴迷; 唠叨; 挂牵; 念念不忘
ie. I’m obsessed with Korean men. I have an obsession towards/of Korean men. I’m obsessive/towards about Korean men.
ie. Stop obsessing over your work. (stop thinking about your work)
ie. OCD – obsessive compulsive disorder

Grammar

verb tense: do not consider the whole sentence

I’m just trying to think …
I’m thinking of my muscles..
I think of my muscles/I just try to think …

I would like to achieve more beyond I was asked to do.
I would like to achieve more than what I was asked to do.
I would/always like to go beyond what I was asked to do.

my boss always wanted (no longer want) me to delegate …
my boss always wants me to delegate …

I was always be required to achieve to those tasks/targets assigned by my teachers…
I was always (being) required to complete/achieve those tasks/targets assigned by my teachers…

I kind of getting used to it
I kinda got used to it
I’ve kinda gotten used to it
I’m still getting use to it (not yet)

what I like it is that it does help me a lot
What I like about my personality is that it helps me a lot.

personal life outside of work