F2F Class Notes December 13th (Ben)

Vocabulary

articulate = speak loudly and clearly, pronouncing each syllable individually

Original

One day, my friend threw a party, at which I was so happy that I kept drinking. On the second day, my friend asked me:” Hi Carol, do you have any plan for your new starter?” I didn’t have a clue about what she talked about because I was so drunk on the previous night and can’t remember what happened so I asked my friend to give me a recap.

My friend said I became filthy excited after had too much alcohol and told everyone at the party that I hated my job to pieces :” I’m not an office-slave kind of person! I’m going to pull myself out of red tape in office.” Then I called my boss and told him I wanted to quit.

I blamed my friend for not stopping me doing the stupid thing. My friend said:” You said you had a dream to pursuit. Don’t you want to do something you really like?” “ I would if I could! But at the end of the day, it all comes down to money. Now, please excuse me, cause I’m calling my boss to ask for another chance before it gets ugly.”

Edited

One day, my friend threw a party. at which I was so happy to be there that I kept drinking. On the next day, my friend asked me:” Hi Carol, do you have any plan for your new start?” I didn’t have a clue about what she was talking about because I was so drunk on the previous night and couldn’t remember what had happened so I asked her to give me a recap.

My friend said I had become filthy excited after having too much alcohol and had told everyone at the party that I hated my job to death :” I’m not an office-slave kind of person! I’m going to pull myself out of office drama and red tape.” Then I had apparently called my boss and had told him I wanted to quit.

I blamed my friend for not stopping me from doing such a stupid thing. My friend said:” You said you had a dream to pursue. Don’t you want to do something you really like?” “ I would if I could! But at the end of the day, it all comes down to money. Now, please excuse me, ’cause I’m calling my boss to ask for another chance before it gets ugly.”

apparently = if I believe what I see/hear

rat race = an endless and repetitive competition

Real estate agents are always apparently happy and smiling, but their job is a real rat race.