Online Class Notes (Mike)

Write about a book you like.

Vocabulary

gap year

sabbatical (adj.) 间歇的，休息的，休假，公假的 (n) 学术休假
Sabbath (n)

swap (v) to exchange

housemaid (n)

mission (n) 使命

professional word
jargon = terminology = term

derogatory (adj.) 贬义的

abbreviation (n) 缩写
abbreviate (v)
How do you abbreviate “…..”

commute (v) 通勤

chores (n) 杂活

Sometimes I will forget to use past tense to describe things happened in the past.

I was more focused on the fashion industry.
I was more devoted to …. 

I use one year to study and think about my future.

I didn’t work for a year.
I took a sabbatical year. 

Due to this non-profit status,
Due to our non-profit nature/background. 

That gave me a lot of confidence.
That gave me a strong sense of achievement. 

they need to deduct 25% of the employees.
They are laying off …. 

They need to undertake more due to the smaller team.
They need to undertake responsibility due to/since the team is smaller.

they are looking for someone to do the CRM function.
They are looking for a CRM professional.

I am almost graduate.
I will graduate soon.

be graduate from
graduate from 

I graduated from college 5 years ago.

I am about to graduate. 
I will be graduating from FD uni this June. 

They were not going to lock down anymore.
They were not going to be under lockdown anymore.
They will not be locked down anymore.

They happened a lot of things in HK two years ago.
A lot of things happened in HK …

China will make the mainland more powerful.

They still have a  lot of advantage, especially the tax free part.
They still have a  lot of advantage, especially when it comes to tax

step into the unknown