Open F2F Class Notes February 9th (Tony)

Vocabulary

give a presentation PPT

empower – to give power

eg: “Working with the other colleagues is empowering.”

synergy N.– collective result is stronger than if you just add them together. Normally 2+2=4, but with synergy 2+2=5 or 6 or more.

eg: “The synergy of our sales team helps us sell more than we could alone.”

Original –

Spring festival is coming and the subway has been less passengers than before because the most of unlocal people have already gone home. For these people, they go home once a year, so the festival is important for them to be together with their families. However, I think the whole thing is so terrible to their families. They come to Shanghai for making money, but they have to leave their hometowns, families, especially their children. It is too bad for these kids that their parents have to leave them, because these children are growing without parents’ love. However, their parents are so unfortunate that they can’t change their working conditions, because there aren’t enough working opportunity for them in their hometown.

Correction – 

Spring festival is around the corner and the subway is less crowded than before because most non-residents of Shanghai have already gone home. These people go home once a year, so the festival is meaningful for them to be together with their families. However, I think the whole thing is so terrible for their families. They come to Shanghai to make money, but they have to leave their hometowns, families and especially their children. It is too bad for these kids that their parents have to leave them, because these children are growing up without their parents’ love. However, their parents are so unfortunate that they can’t change their working conditions, because there aren’t enough work opportunities for them in their hometown.

working is an ADJ for operational or functional

work as an ADJ. describes jobs