VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]
Homework
Writing exercise
1. My hometown Chengdu is a very chill city. People there enjoy a laid-back lifestyle.
2.Many IT companies have put all the positions on hold.
1. My hometown Chengdu is a very chill city and people there enjoy a laid-back lifestyle. = My hometown Chengdu is a very chill city with people there enjoying / having a laid-back lifestyle but I haven’t been there much recently.
2.Many IT companies have put all the positions on hold.
Vocabulary
hiring has been frozen
we have frozen hiring
barista – coffee maker person
make me look stupid – he embarrassed me
poster / billboard / banner / notice / advertisement / flyer
i was taken aback – shocked
to be set back < > to make progress
eg. My English learning has had a set back / has been set back
eg2. This project was set back due to the corona virus
i know nothing on coffee – about / regarding / on the subject of
matcha – mo cha
facetious – 乱引人发笑的;不问场合耍聪明的
middle aged – uncle / aunty
they’re not related to you
i will show my appreciation / give them my feedback
we acknowledge each other around the office
to stand sb up – I stood him up – I told him i would be there but then I didn’t arrive
to stand up to sb – to confront / defend yourself against sb
secured it for me – put it aside for him
high and mighty – to try to act like you’re above sb
eg. he acted so high and mighty
gym clothing / outfit
when I was just about to do my finals – during the time that was preparing to do my finals
is it ready? – how much longer do you think the coffee will be?
abnormal / odd / strange / weird – qi guai
soy sauce – jiang you
sole of your shoe – the bottom of your shoe
hostile (adj) – aggressive / angry / attack
wild – like in the jungle
eg. being a kid in australia is like being in the wild
civilized – the way you should act in society
Grammar
when I just came there – when I just arrived there
part reason why I respect them – part of the reason why I respect them
laughing with me – together + positive
laughing at me – negative
Pronunciation
macchiato – mack kee ar toe
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