Open F2F Class notes 22nd July (Eddie)

between jobs =

crazy =

– the workload was too great

– the atmosphere wasn’t very nice

– the deadlines were unreasonable

– the hours were too long

– the pay was not good enough

job interview =

I’m taking my time = I am not in a hurry.

to take one’s time = to spend longer doing something

E.g.

I lost my watch, but I’m taking my time buying a new one.

He went out to get food. We thought he would be back in ten minutes, but he sure took his (sweet) time.

hiatus = break, pause, time off from something

taking a break from the race =

Original:
Everything is expensive in Shanghai, especially to buy the houses that more and more young people couldn’t to buy the house. People needs to work hard over and over and they always under the pressure when they want to buy their own house.

Edit:
Everything is expensive in Shanghai, especially real estate / property that more and more young people are not able to afford. People need to work hard (over and over) and they are always under pressure when they want to buy their own house.

Original:
Before last month l was a CG artist of movie effects, now I am a CG artist of original animation, and because of this change l moved Shanghai from Beijing. I love painting and watch cartoons since I was a child, and I was inspired by animation movies especially the Pixar’s, so I majored fine art when I was in university and learned softwares and planed to find a job about movie making, and I was lucky cause I did it.There are lots of people do this job or want to do this job,but I think some of them are not really like it.

Edit:
Until last month / I used to a […] l was a CG artist of movie effects, now I am a CG artist of original animation. This is the reason l moved to Shanghai from Beijing. I have loved painting and watching cartoons since I was a child. I was inspired by animation movies, especially Pixar’s, which motivated me to major in fine art from the U of B. I learned software for three years and planned to find a job in the movie industry /related to movie making. I was lucky to have been able to. (because I did it.) There are lots of people who do this job or want to do this job, but I think some of them do not really like it. / are not really committed to it.