VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

“carrot or stick”
ie. carrot – if you want him to do something, give him a carrot.

scrambling to: 争先恐后
ie. Why is everyone scrambling to get the vaccine?
ie. Everyone is scrambling to open up a QJNR place.

bland: 平淡的; 乏味的; 清淡的; 无滋味的; 沉稳的; 无动于衷的; 讲话枯燥的;

hip: popular NOW, trendy (adj) 时髦的

definition: 定义 define(v) by nature
ie. That’s the definition of …
ie. … defines (v) greasy old man.

self-driven/self-motivated

recognition: ren ke

accolade: 赞扬; 表扬; 奖励; 奖赏; 荣誉 superficial, compliment
ie. She received an accolade for being the No.1 salesperson.

burst my bubble

upfront: 坦率的; 诚实的; 直爽的; 预付的; 预交的
ie. At least he’s upfront about it.

“have enough on your plate”
ie. I hate to bother you because I know you have enough on your plate.

harmonious: 友好和睦的; 和谐的; 协调的; 谐调的 in harmony
ie. I can’t live harmoniously with my in-laws./we cannot live in harmony.

sarcastic: 讽刺的; 嘲讽的; 挖苦的

“what defines you?” – what kind of person are you? what’s important to you?

There are a few cases happened
There are a few cases. (better)
A few cases happened.

high-level executive

I thought I would be … but it’s not happened.
I thought I would be … but it didn’t happen/it has not happened.

I can’t afford my bills
I can’t afford to pay my bills

I get along well with myself

she has been crying at midnight
she has been crying at night/in the late night/late into the night

if she will thought in this way, she wouldn’t…
if she would think in this way, she won’t …
if she thought like this, she wouldn’t …

she has dated with a guy for weeks
she has been dating a guy for weeks

my colleague who is always crying girl
my colleague who is always crying

I want to say this to her for a long time.
I have been wanting to say this to her for a long time.

she sent me a long message .. you know what’s that?
do you know what it said?

sometimes she didn’t respond
sometimes she doesn’t respond

share privacy
share private info (specific things/noun)
she has no sense of privacy/she’s an over-sharer 

Pronunciation

stubborn – stu-burn