F2F Class Notes May 7th (Ben)

Grammar

begin / began / begun

I began.

~~When did you began~~ –> When did you begin?

~~some emails, I need to reply~~ –> I need to reply to some emails.

silk 丝绸

a scarf 围巾

a backpack 背包

a situation 情况，状态

Your situation is similar to many people’s.

back-to-back 背靠背

I was 10 minutes late to my 8 am meeting and all my appointments were back-to-back, so I was also 10 minutes late to my 6 pm meeting.

hectic = very busy, and sometimes messy

My schedule is hectic today, I have more than 5 meetings !

realize yourself 实现自己

follow your values 跟着个人价值观

Some people work hard because they want to follow their values and realize themselves

a mortgage = a house loan 抵押贷款

a mortgage slave

things

tings

value

impotent

important 重要

fair 平等

fire 辞退