Open F2F Class Notes November 4th (Ben)

reap the reward 收获回报
After many years of hard work, I am now finally reaping the reward.
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feel like
The life I live now feels like I’m retired.
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I have goals to achieve (no ‘them’)

My boss and the big boss’s wife are sisters.

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a first-world problem = a problem you are lucky to have
I eat too much and I’m fat.
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the D-day = the day something important is expected to ahppen
Tomorrow is my driving license test; it’s the D-day !
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停车 to park a car
a curve 弯道，曲线
During the exam, I am expected to park the car correctly and drive along curved roads.
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I have passed the previous parts. I have made it so far.
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an examiner 考官
Students are expected to bribe the examiner.
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lenient 仁慈的
turn a blind eye to 视而不见
leeway = a little bit of freedom

If you commit a minor mistake (like crossing a yellow line), the examiner can show some leniency, turn a blind eye to it and give you some leeway.
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ORIGINAL VERSION

The third part of driving test

I am going to have a driving test tomorrow, which is the third part of the whole test. I have to drive on the real road. I’m a little bit nervous and excited.

I decide to give my examiner money so that he can make the test easier. Although I don’t think it is a right thing and I am confident with myself, it is still necessary to do that. Every examiner has to control the passing rate. For example, he has to fail one-fourth people. If I am the last one in the car for four tester, and the three tester has passed the test. No matter how I drive well, he can still fail me the test in certain reasons.

However, examiners’ power is much less than before. Nowadays, there is a monitor on every testing car to record everything of the testing. Therefore, all what he can help is only when you commit a minor mistake, like crossing the yellow line, he can turn a blind eye.

Anyway, hope me good luck tomorrow and finish my whole driving test.

EDITED VERSION

The third part of my driving test

I am going to have a driving test tomorrow, which is the third part of the whole test. I have to drive on the real road. I’m a little bit nervous and excited.

I’ve decided to give my examiner money so that he can make the test easier. Although I don’t think it is the right thing to do and I am confident with myself, it is still necessary to do that. Every examiner has to control the passing rate. For example, he has to fail one-fourth of candidates. If I am the last one of four candidates in the car and the three others have passed it, no matter how well I drive, he can still fail me the test for obscure reasons.

However, the examiners’ power is much smaller than before. Nowadays, there is a monitor on every testing car to record everything of the test. Therefore, all what he can help with is only turning a blind eye when you commit a minor mistake, like crossing a yellow line.

Anyway, wish me good luck and that I pass my whole driving test tomorrow.

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Fingers crossed ! = I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you ! = I hope you make it !

You are the best of us.

I am the last of 4.

No matter how well I drive.

No matter how good you look, you must be polite.

less +

I have less friends than before. 名词

You are less fat than before. 形容词

I drive less fast than before. 副词

is less –> WRONG