Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

drag out: prolong unnecessarily
ie. Let’s not drag out this conversation.

turn sb down: reject/refuse
ie. If you keep turning them down, they won’t ask you again.

betray (v): 背叛

designated driver: someone who is sober and drives everyone (drunk) home

withdraw: 撤退; (使)撤回，撤离; 停止提供; 不再给予; (使)退出;

cut your losses: 减少损失

Grammar

stay – chinglish

400k – 400 thousand

I haven’t finished my job today. I still stay in my office.
I haven’t finished my work today. I am still in my office.

My working hours/schedule is unstable.

I work irregular hours.

Do you have time to play with us?
Do you have time to hang out with us?

I will also arrange some free time for myself.

I am also someone/a guy who gets anxious very easily.
I also get anxious very easily.

“Recently…”
“How recent are we talking about?”
“Probably one month ago”

I couldn’t do a lot of things in the same time.
I can’t multi-task very well.

Maybe July or August… I couldn’t remember very well..
Maybe July or August… I can’t remember very well..

He was worried that I was going to betray him.

that’s amazing – he said “please wait”
that’s crazy/ridiculous – he said “please wait”

I don’t care about everything I have to do.

Pronunciation

colleague – not “colleaguer”