VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

leftover/remaining amount：尾款

obedient: obey(adj)

brain twister

filial piety

turn-off: something really bad about the guy
ie. His smoking is such a turnoff.

“hood”: neighbourhood, brotherhood

upright: 直立的; 挺直的; 竖直的; 垂直的; 正直的; 诚实的; 规矩的

anecdote: short personal story

Grammar

have done sth – past perfect tense = for when you’re talking about the influence of something in the past

I quite get used to SH’s pace
I have gotten quite used to SH’s pace/the lifestyle/the pace of living in SH

they don’t quite built career way
They haven’t built a career

I talked to Chinese boss, and he asked me about…
I was talking to a Chinese boss, and he was asking me about …

they won’t (tomorrow, in the future…) think overall business strategy
they wouldn’t (habit, way of thinking, usual)  think of/about/consider the overall business strategy

you have to be experienced (adj)/ have a lot of / rich experience. (n)

It’s enough to deal with/cope with normal work.
It’s enough for regular/everyday/routine work.

I have nothing to defense (n)
I’m not being defensive

TW culture is almost the same with Chinese
TW culture is almost the same as Chinese / very similar to the Chinese one/that of the mainland Chinese

we accept western culture gradually
we have come to accept/ are in the process of accepting western culture gradually

I can judge my boss’s face to think what’s his next step
I can judge my boss’s facial expression to see what’s his next step