OpenF2F Class Notes 5th October (Jesse)

My long vacation is followed by the National Holiday, so I do not have any travel plan anymore, even though we have 7-day holidays. Due to many companies do not provide many paid vacation for their employees, many people choose to visit family, friends and travel during this holiday. As so many people go out in one time, it does not only easily cause traffic jam at the beginning of the long holiday but also the traffic accidents, especially the first day of the holiday. I am fortunate to stay at shanghai and have a relax time. I cleaned my house, cooked for myself, watched my favorite TV shows and visited friends. I also stayed at office for two days to do some pending work. I felt good that I did the things I liked to do and was not pushed by timeline anymore. I found that I can work efficiently in this circumstance. Time goes fast, I can not believe the holiday will end soon.

My long vacation was followed by the National Holiday, so I did not have any travel plan, even though we had 7-day holidays. Because many companies do not provide much paid vacation for their employees, many people choose to visit family, friends and travel during this holiday. As so many people go out at one time, it does not only easily cause traffic jams at the beginning of the long holiday but also traffic accidents, especially on the first day of the holiday. I am fortunate to stay in shanghai and have a relaxing time. I did housework, did some cooking, watched my favorite TV shows and visited friends. I also worked for two days to do some pending work. I felt good that I did the things I liked to do and was not pushed by deadlines anymore. I found that I could work efficiently in this situation. Time goes fast, and I can’t believe the holiday will end soon.

in one time – at one time

with “the” – only use this to make a noun more specific. Don’t use it if you mean those things in general. 

i did some housework = cleaned my house

stayed at office – stayed at work 
eg. I go to work to work on my work

timeline – a record / prediction of what will happen / has happened at what time
eg. what’s the expected timeline for this project?

timeline = start|———————|end

due to = because of

due to the fact that = because