OpenF2F Class Notes 14th April (Celeste)

They are from out of town. / They are out-of-towners.

They are from out-of-state.

Summer is a Shanghai local.

If you see a little water, that’s okay but, if you see a lot of water, you should stop.

drip tray – the thing to catch the water underneath something

ex: I have black drip trays under my house plants.

pour ( poor/pore ) – to add something liquid-like to something

ex: Please pour me another cup of coffee.

water – to give something water

ex: Please water my plants when I go on vacation.

ex: I need to water my plants.

planters – what holds the plant (cup, dish, bucket, pot…)

ex: Celeste’s planters are black and grey and made of stone or concrete.

vine – teng

ex: Grapes grow on vines.

stem – jing

ex: Flowers have stems.

concrete – shui ni

Original

This Tuesday and Wednesday our company organized a new products training for designers in Shanghai office . As a showroom designer, we should to know what new products we need to show on the showroom and what products are discontinued. This time almost all of our company’s designers attended this training. Products department colleagues gave us this training and we knew a lot of informations about products . The organizer also invited our company’s engineers to explain some machines how to work which really very useful for us.

 
Edited

This Tuesday and Wednesday our company organized a new product training for designers in the /our Shanghai office . As a showroom designer, we should know what new products we need to show on the showroom and what products are discontinued. This time almost all of our company’s designers attended this training. The product department gave us this training and we learned a lot / got a lot of information / got a lot of knowledge about products. The organizer also invited our company’s engineers to explain how some machines work which really is very useful for us.

knew – i used to know, but now I don’t
know – i know it now / i still have that information / i’m still familiar with it

thought – i used to think it, but it changed
think – i think it now / i still think it

colleague = a person who works with you
staff = a person who works for a company / for a manager
employee = a person who works in a company
team member = a person in a team
the ___ department = some people / 1 person from a department