F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

I can accept your criticism, to some extent.   (Great sentence)

they wanted to adjust the report. / they wanted to fudge the report (change it just a little)

How far apart were they?

They were one week apart.


fudge – a very rich and creamy chocolate

eg: Get an ice cream with hot fudge on top.

eg: That company makes the best fudge.

eg: I may have fudged the info a little.

call out (someone) – when you point someone’s mistakes and make them known to the public or most people around.

eg: He called me out in the meeting for using my phone.

eg: Most bosses don’t like to be called out.

corporate retreat – a trip with no work, just bonding and getting to know with co-workers

eg: They never sent us on a corporate retreat.

apart – not together

eg: Keep them apart.

eg: They have been apart for so long, but still love each other.

eg: These cups are not far apart. (Close, but not together)

Grammar

shouted at me

the boss of memy boss

The business trip of Nanjing and Guangzhou – The Nanjing and Guangzhou business trip.

and directly flew to GZ.

Pronunciation

Criticism – Critta-Sizm