Open F2F Class notes 13th September (Eddie)

Today I worked from home, which meant I didn’t have to waste any time getting to and back from work.

Tomorrow I need to catch a flight at 7 a.m. This means I have to wake up at 4 a.m.

Tomorrow I need to catch a flight at 7 a.m., which means I have to wake up at 4 a.m.

It rained today, which meant traffic was very slow.

They paid for their son’s wedding, which meant they didn’t have enough money for a vacation.

– I lost my key.

– So?

– You have come over and bring me your key.

My sister called me to say that she had lost her key, which meant I had to drive over to her place and give her mine (my key).

I know your car is at the repair shop, so you can use mine. (my car)

guy

man

dude

fellow

bloke

chap

male

gentleman

idiot

individual

to cease fire = to stop fighting

a cease-fire n = a brief period of peace agreed by the fighting parties

a cease and desist letter = a letter requesting

You never cease to amaze me! = you always

Original:
Every time when there are national holidays, our company will send us an announcement . So this time when I saw the announcement about Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, I decided to go back to my hometown, because when the National Day holiday I will go to aboard , so I don’t have many time stay with my parents. I choose Mid-Autumn Festival to go home, there are 3 days, for me it’s enough , I noticed when I get work, my time get more and more precious, and I get more and more busy. These days I just hope I can arrange my work smoothly, so I work hard everyday, and I hope I can enjoy my holiday when I’m in another country.

Edit:
Before each national holiday, our company sends us a notification about the number of days off we get. So this time when I saw the announcement about the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, I decided to go back to my hometown, because during the National Day holiday week I will go to abroad , so I don’t have a lot of time to stay with my parents. I chose Mid-Autumn Festival to go home as I think 3 days will be enough. I noticed since I’ve started working, my time has been getting more and more precious, and I get busier and busier. Right now I’m trying to leave all my projects and deadlines in order, so I can enjoy my holiday when I’m in another country without worrying about getting calls from the office.

Paul Young – Every Time You Go Away