Online Class Notes (Jesse)

but however 
i feels 

remember: it = the thing. Use it more than “this” or “that”

Grammar

I can easily to focus on the grammar – I can easily focus on

many people they do this

they don’t want to talk it – talk about it 

we are good friend since senior high school – we have been good friends since…

Vocabulary

“each to their own” – everyone has their own way of doing things and thinking

complex – neutral
complicated – negative

everyone is like an open book to her

shared together = you did them together
shared sth with each other = you told each other

exclude me / to cut me out
eg. they tried to exclude me / they tried to cut me out of the deal

they told me after the fact – after it already happened

we have a good dynamic – the way we work together, communicate, etc works well

Pronunciation

entrepreneurial – on tra preh nyur ree yal (AU) / ahn tra preh nur ree yal (US)

how to handle the friendship with V ?

V was one of my best friends before and we shared many interesting experiences together. She is quite good at reading people which made her my consultant in some area and we had very frequent communication. I used to share a lot with her and introduced many friends to her. however, things start to change when she lost her job after pandemic.

As I got many projects on my hand and feel quite exhausted, she suggested me to introduce some to her and we can share profit together. During the process, i introduced a friend, S, to her and initiated the entrepreneurial idea about big data. Since i was in business school during that period, our lesson focused on big data. coincedently, V’s husband also did some study in data mining thus we invited her husband to my friend’s meeting in the several rounds discussion. About two weeks later, V told me that her husband would be hired by my friend and they are going to establish another company to develop the big data business. I felt shocked as i am the person who initiated this and was left behind without being informed in advance. Although I understood that i didn’t own any rescouces in this area, i did not feel comfortable to be the last one to know that they start the company without me. More strangely, V implied me several times that S betrayed us and stoled our idea. I felt that V did not wanted me to keep the friendship with S and i don’t understand the motivation.

These days, V still approached me, asked me out and asked for some resources from time to time. I am a bit confused about how to face this awkward situation.

how to handle the friendship with V ?

V was one of my best friends before / V used to be one of my best friends and we shared many interesting experiences with each other. She is quite good at reading people which made her my mentor in some areas and we had very frequent communication where I consulted her on different things. I used to share a lot with her and introduced many friends to her. However, things started to change when she lost her job after the pandemic / after COVID started.

As I got many projects on my hand / As there were many projects that I had on hand / As I was working on a number of projects simultaneously / concurrently and felt quite exhausted, she suggested me to introduce some to her / she suggested that I introduce some to her and we can share profit together. During the process, i introduced a friend, S, to her and initiated an entrepreneurial idea about big data, since i was in business school during that period, our lesson focused on big data. Coincidently, V’s husband also did some study in data mining, thus we invited her husband to my friend’s meeting for / over several rounds of discussion. About two weeks later, V told me that her husband would be hired by my friend and they are going to establish another company to develop the big data business. I felt shocked as i am / was the person who initiated it and was left behind without being informed in advance. Although I understood that i didn’t have / possess any resources in the area / I didn’t possess any particular resources that I could utilize, i did not feel comfortable to be the last one to know that they had started the company without me. More strangely, V implied several times that S betrayed us and stole our idea. I felt that V did not want me to keep the friendship with S and i don’t understand the motivation / I have never understood the motivation for it.

These days, V still approaches me, asks me to go out and asks for some resources from time to time. I am a bit confused about how to face this awkward situation.