Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

kick off: start (comes from sports game)

amicable: friendly, peacefully

scam: 欺诈；诈财骗局

retaliation: 报复

bleak: 惨淡

slack off: 摸鱼

what’s the catch?: 圈套

overachiever: （neg）people who do more than what’s expected

condescending: 表现出优越感的；居高临下的

look down your nose on sb

euphemism: 委婉说法

the board kicked out/fired/replaced the CEO
the CEO was kicked out by the board

to stay competitive
to maintain their competitiveness

to apply the immigration
to try to immigrate
have immigration plans

economy going downside for … it will stay a few years
the economy is going downhill currently and maybe also in the coming months

I don’t think it deserves to be happy for going out tomorrow
I don’t think it’s worth being happy 

according to my prediction …
from my knowledge/I predict…

who needs to be monitored/supervised

the potential thing is that the management can see that so many people can wfh..
the underlying thing is that the management can see that so many people can wfh..
there’s the potential/possibility that…

they’re self-demanding

when I was young
when I was younger