Online Class Notes (Yannie-Ally)

Vocabulary

clock in – da ka

rent (v and n)
ie. The rent is expensive.

clue: Xian suo
ie. I have no clue – clueless- know nothing
ie. My colleague is a clueless idiot.

put up with sth: bear something
ie. I can’t put with her any longer.

hype: hot topic (n)

attractive: pretty

enticing: 有诱惑力的; 诱人的; 有吸引力的

Speaking exercise

They have similar pronunciation about Yan
They have similar pronunciation of Yan/the similar “Yan” pronunciation

My company is about cosmetics
My company is/I work in the cosmetics industry

I work about IT
I work in IT

My major in my university was electronic communication

know about the problem with them
It is my job to find out their problem

improve my system to fit for their business
improve my system to support their business

some free lessons to let us to choose
some free lessons for us/we can choose from

we should totally obey the rule about 8 hours a day
we should totally obey the rule of an 8-hour work day.

attractive for me
attracted me.

I agree the agency is so poor
It’s hard to be the agency
I feel sorry for the agency

they have no time to do their hobbies
they have no time for their hobbies

the showed the info about we are the biggest technical cosmetic company
On the hiring ad, they said “we are the biggest technical cosmetic company”

to search more area I have never touched
to explore new areas

I have no clue/idea …
I’m not very clear on…. Sometimes I get confused with …

So I just don’t pay attention to them and I just go.
So I just ignore them and leave.

you should talk to them very straightforward
you should talk to them very straightforwardly/in a very straightforward way

it’s not an important thing to decide whether I want to be their friend
it’s not an important thing to consider when I’m deciding whether I want to be their friend/making friends
it’s not an important deciding factor/consideration when I’m making friends.