Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
southern hemisphereÂ
stressed – lots to focus on and worry about
nervous – scared before sth in the future
they think money grows on trees – they think money is easy to get
unrealistic expecationsÂ
eg. they have unrealistic expecations of business of China
you’re gonna kill – you’ll do really well
I’ve got my work-life balance rightÂ
he’s closed off / secretive / reservedÂ
I was overworked – working too much
overbearing – giving you too much attention / pressure / questions
eg. he’s really overbearing
every now and then / once in a while = occasionally
eg. I used to read books every now and then
he was my classmate – we went to school together / we used to be in the same class at high schoolÂ
the restaurant was packed / full
i felt that i let myself downÂ
it was a big shockÂ
it brought me back down to realityÂ
don’t get your hopes up / I had gotten my hopes up
Grammar
I bought too much things – too manyÂ
this works – this workÂ
spend time with myself – spend time by myself
spend time on myself – put effort / energy into myself
eg. these days I try to spend more time on myself = improve myself
Pronunciation
photographer – fo TOG raf fer
photograph – FO toe graf
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