Online Class Notes (Jesse) [30]

Vocabulary

immortal – sb who can’t die
mortal – can die / will die
eg. he has a mortal illness / he has a terminal illness / fatal illness

instant gratification – the idea that want achievement immediately / satisfaction immediately

dragon boat festival

spiritual – any belief system or things like yoga, meditation…

thorough – to be cover everything and consider everything so there’s no doubt
eg. I wanted to put together a thorough action plan for the meeting

stepping on my toes – disturbing people / getting in their way / doing their job for them / upsetting them
eg. some people feel that im stepping on their toes because i ask a lot of questions and try to learn

i will make sure it in a good way – make sure it runs smoothly and successfully 

there’s a lot of moving parts – a project with lots of complexity / things that are changable / involves lots of things

you can call the shots – I’m in charge / I’m the boss / I control things

lay the groundwork – do the preparation
eg. we need to lay a lot of groundwork for this project

how it will end up / what the result will be 

Grammar

they didn’t have anything which could be shared