Online Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

curtail: to cut short/limit
ie. My powers are severely curtailed.

aura: 气氛; 氛围; 气质
ie. She has an aura of confidence.

resemble: 看起来像; 显得像; 像;
ie. I resemble the younger her.

resemblance: (n) 相似的地方
ie. I can see the resemblance between us.

build: 体形; 体格; 身材;
ie. He has a large build.

comeback: witty response (对批评迅速作出的)反驳，回应;
ie. Nice comeback

My learning curve will start to be flat.
I don’t think I’m learning a lot anymore.
My learning opportunities are getting limited.

I will be having an interview.
I will be at/going to an interview.

They guess I’m coming from TW…
They always think that I’m from TW, they never guess Chengdu.

I’m am quite like the younger her.
I resemble the younger her.

He’s mix-blood of …
He’s part American, part …

HK office has more hot guys than SH office.
There are way more hot guys in the HK office than in the SH office.

I’m forced to that but that’s not my willingness.
I’m forced to do that but that’s not my wish/intention/that’s not ideal/but I intend to make a change.

I congratsed her
I congratulated her

take advantage and use it against you

She’s got nothing on you = she can’t compare to you