Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Blade Runner 2049 

Do some writing using the vocabulary from today + send me any documents from work that you think would be useful for us to review and practice

Practice this:

Well, i’d better let you go, it was really nice talking with you / it was great to see you today – I hope you have a nice weekend, and I’ll see you next time!

Vocabulary

it has been a long time / i haven’t seen you for a while 

synonyms – “sin non nims” – words that have the same meaning

let me see / let me think / let me find the right word / hmm how can i explain this clearly / how do I want to say this 

that reminds me / oh I just thought of something / that just reminded me of sth 

jiu shi – you know

make the same quality – reach that standard 

potential competing games / do some research on similar games 

it’s a research and analysis position that focuses on the concept stage of games 

pre-alpha stage testers

we need to do some work in the lead up to the release of the game

in the lead up to the class I will send you the link

motion capture 

narrative – someone is talking and telling a story

annoying – fan
noisy – chao
infuriating (furious) – sth that makes you very angry

they don’t specialise in it / they’re not an expert in it – shan chang

feasible – whether the outcome is worth the effort / expense
possible – whether it’s able to be done

trade / workers union – gong hui

low life – high tech = cyberpunk

Grammar

I went it before – I went to it before / I attended it before 

we consider it
we discuss it

I just receive a phone call from my producer and he asked me if we can setup a studio in england so we need to find some people with gaming experience and also we need to consider about the cost of this person so it sounds like a difficult task. He discussed with me that it will really works if we really setup an office in england. That is one of the question that he is asking, because we are not sure if the company would support us to recruit there. But actually the tencent dont have any offices in England.

I just received a phone call from my producer and he asked me if we can setup a studio in england so we need to find some people with gaming experience and also we need to consider about the cost of this person / the budget is a big factor that we need to consider / we need to consider the budget so it sounds like a difficult task / situation. He discussed with me whether it would really work if we really setup an office in england / whether it was feasible. That / This is one of the questions that he was asking, because we are not sure / we are unsure if the company would support us to recruit there / we’re yet to determine whether the company will support us. But actually the Tencent doesn’t / don’t have any offices in England.