Online Class Notes (Tibo)

During the past 6 months, I think my English capability has been achieved highest level in my life, but it’s still below average capability of employees in MNC.
We met last time was my currently job beginning, but now, I joined the Logitech already has more than half year after that time. And then, if you want me to review these periods, I only could say “It’s hard to say”, because my job not only can not make my boss satisfy but cannot make satisfy by myself.
My performance always declined and missed target, above that, I think I could not get my boss’s point. If not our big boss is my close friend, I’m afraid my boss already fired me long time ago.
I felt a lot of suffering too, because I believe I do my best in my job, but I couldn’t complete my performance. As you know, China’s economic environment has encountered a big challenge and the purchase capability has slid downward, even the State Statistical Bureau pronounced our GDP of 2023 was +5.2% and the unemployment rate was reduced to 5.1% on the today morning.

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During the past 6 months, I think my English capability has achieved the highest level in my life / After the past 6 months I feel I have reached the highest level I ever had in English but it’s still below the average capability of employees in MNC. / But it is still not enough when compared to the standard in MNCs.

When we met last time I had just started my new job. / We met when I just joined Logitech , but now, I have been working in Logitech already for more than half a year.

And then, if you want me to review this period / this time , I only could say “It’s hard to say” / If you asked me how I felt I would be quite unsure… because not only does my job not satisfy my boss but it doesn’t satisfy myself either. / it doesn’t provide me with much satisfaction either

My performance kept declining and kept missing targets  / My performance has been declining month after month…  above that, I think I could not get my boss’s point / I find it hard to understand what my boss wants.
If I had not been a good friend of the big boss, I’m afraid my boss would have already fired me a long time ago.

I felt a lot of suffering too / I also suffered a lot because I believe I do my best in my job / I work hard, but I couldn’t reach their standard /I couldn’t perform as they wanted / but my performance was not good enough for them.

As you know, China’s economic environment has encountered a big challenge and the purchase capability has slid downward / as you the Chinese economy China is having a hard time and consumption went down and even the State Statistical Bureau announced a below expectation GDP for 2023 with only +5.2% and the unemployment rate was reduced to 5.1% on the today morning.

-> as you know the Chinese economy China is having a hard time and consumption went down but the government doesn’t want people to worry and announced a GDP of 5.2% and a reduction of unemployment.  / Even though the government is announcing quite good figures the real economy is not doing well. / The government is announcing good numbers but the real economy is not doing well = Even though the government is announcing quite good figures the real economy is not doing well.

The numbers released about the economy were dissapointing and the government announced an unemployment reduction the following day/ the next day.

the real economy is not doing well however the government announced some positive numbers in the morning today

Vocabulary

consumption (n) how much people buy
A lot of modern economies are based on domestic consumption

by myself = on my own / alone
I was not able to complete the report by myself and asked for help.

to satisfy (v)
The report didn’t satisfy my boss  / my boss was not satisfied with the report

satisfaction (n)
This job doesn’t bring much satisfaction but it is quite safe

Grammar

Conditional

1st conditional:

2nd conditional:

3rd conditional:

Grammar

satisfy someone
My current job doesn’t really satisfy me

be satisfied with something 
I am not satisfied with my current pay, I would like a raise.