VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

off work: 不上班
ie. I’m off work.

Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese: 简体繁体

Tradition：传统 traditional (adj)
ie. family tradition… Chinese tradition …
ie. She’s a traditional woman.

mandarin: 普通话
ie. Even when (you’re not there anymore)/Even though/Though I’m in Melbourne, (you’re still there) I still like to speak Mandarin.

Sentence: 句子
ie. Make a sentence.

Cantonese: 粤语
ie. Though I’m in Melbourne, I will learn Cantonese faster than English.

client: 客户 (c=k, ci/ce= s)
ie. I don’t like the client who came here last week.

mixture: 混合体
ie. Ally speaks a mixture of Chinese and English.

wordy: 啰嗦 (word+ee)

require (v): 需求 requirement: (n)
ie. My boss gave me some very wordy requirements.
ie. The document was really wordy, I didn’t read any of it.

keep this in mind: 把这些放在脑子里

What’s on your mind? : 你脑子在想什么= 你在烦恼什么

kind / type /category ： 类型

table/form： 表格
ie. Fill out the form.

event：事件. eventful: full of events = busy
ie. I had an eventful week.

decide: 决定 decision（n）decisive（person）：果断的

lie（v n）: 说谎 lying（adj）
ie. Don’t lie to your friends.
ie. Don’t be a lying bastard.

got it: OK

regret: 后悔 regretful: full of regret (adj) 遗憾地;
ie. Regretfully, we cannot accept your offer.

previous/last（上一个）: 以前的（adj）

vacation: holiday
ie. There’s a holiday coming up – national day.
ie. I have a vacation coming up.
ie. I’m on vacation/on holidays in the US.
ie. I can only give you a reply next week because I’m on holiday/on vacation right now.

hotel chain: hotel链

scenery：风景 景色

environment：环境

desert: 甜点

taste：尝上去 （v n）
ie. The coffee taste good.
ie. I like the coffee’s taste./taste of the coffee.

sensitive: 敏感
ie. I’m really sensitive to sunlight.
ie. She’s a really sensitive person. Be careful around her.

valid: 有效
ie. The offer is valid till …

Grammar

OK with
ie. When can we meet? – I’m OK with anytime this month, but I’m not available after that.

have= eat / drink
ie. What do you usually have?

Where do you get your coffee? Do you care?= habit, information about you
Where did you get your coffee? = this one
Which coffee shop do you like?

did not = didn’t = negative
ie. I didn’t want to

have not = negative before
ie. I haven’t used English

How was ….

I’m not new here. = I have been teaching here for

I’m born in SH and work in SH.
I was born in SH and work in SH.

I want to speak English, not very good.
I want to speak English. It doesn’t have to be very good./I don’t have to be very good.

My work will use English a little, in the office, daily.
I use English a little in my work.
My work requires a little bit of English.

Q： Tell me about an important decision you have made
A:  To change work to join an American company, when I have not use English very well. I don’t think it’s important point in work, but I have not to use English well. (In how long?) It is so easy to become better when I beginning to study English. But in my life, this change is important decision. I not struggle one minute. When I decide to do decision so quickly, but if the thing I have to use the many time to think, perhaps it is not to do.
A:  An important decision is to join(event)/joining(noun) …. /I have made an important decision to change work to join an American company, when I know my English is not good. I don’t think it’s an important point in work, but I haven’t used English in/for a long time. (In how long? in more than 10 years.) It is so easy to become better when I just began to study English. But in my life, this change is an important decision. I didn’t struggle(v) one minute. When I decide to change/ do something so quickly, if I have to use more/a lot of time to think, perhaps I shouldn’t do it.

In Chinese, I’m not to say…
In Chinese, I’m not saying…

Q: Tell me about your favorite city in the world.
A: I like Melbourne. It’s a lazy city. I can Chinese in Melbourne I can rent a car. It’s a natural city. I think it’s well. I have some friends in this and I can speak Chinese. I think in words, only the Melbourne and Richmond can speak Chinese no anything problem.

A: I like Melbourne. It’s a lazy city. I can use my Chinese driver’s license in Melbourne so I can rent a car. It’s a natural city. I think it’s good/scenery/natural environment . I have some friends there and I can speak Chinese freely. I think in words, only the Melbourne and Richmond can speak Chinese no anything problem.

If I have less time, I can buy a cup of coffee in anywhere. But if I want to taste coffee, I can buy from M Stand and Seesaw.
If I have less time/If I don’t have a lot of time, I can get a cup of coffee anywhere. But if I want to enjoy coffee, I will have coffee from M Stand and Seesaw.

For a long time, I just got Americano, because if the coffee shop uses milk I don’t like, the latte would make me uncomfortable. But now, I don’t care a lot about milk./I’m OK with all kinds of milk.

I called Jack yesterday.
That man (who) I called yesterday is Jack.

I’m not see Starbucks.
I didn’t see Starbucks.

My friends and I to Canada and have a holiday. And we across Canada from East to West.
My friends and I went to Canada and had a holiday/on vacation. And we went/traveled across/crossed Canada from the Eastside to the Westside.

My friends and I decided to go on a trip across Canada. We drove from Calgary to Banff.

More than 100 years building.
A building that’s more than 100 years old./that has more than 100 years of history.

I have the American Visa, but I didn’t use it …

When I have a holiday, I prefer Melbourne.

I have partner in China but my visitor be = is cancelled.
I am a member of the Party in China so my visitor’s visa was cancelled.

There is a chance when I arrive in America, I will be sent back.

Pronunciation

work = “k” softer, not “worke?”