VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

zhong yuan liang wan cheng

Vocabulary

“never mind” – forget about it / it’s ok

“of course” – spoken
it is obvious (adj)

I don’t mind / I don’t care
I’m not sure / I don’t know / I have no idea

i don’t mean to say it = accidentally do it

mean (adj) – not nice
eg. he is so mean

mean (verb) – yi si
eg. that is not what I mean

mean (verb) – deliberate
eg. I didn’t mean to

accidentally (bu xiao xing) < > deliberately (gu yi de)

not why – no reason / there is no reason 

their moving – movement

the teeth biting – bite 

gum

if you do braces – get braces 

adapt to sth – 适应
eg. your mouth can adapt to the braces

clear – tou ming

less and less / less less less – yue lai yue shao
much less – bi jiao shao

reception / receptionist – qian tai

more professional – bi jiao zhuang ye

I like now – I like my current job

quit (you’re not happy) / resign (just leave – your decision) / lost your job (just leave) / got fired (boss not happy) – leave a company
eg. if you lost your job

too much work – tai xin ku

started his own business / company – zi ji kai gong si

if I couldn’t find a job I liked, I would start my own company 

Grammar

There is / there are – talk about situations / places
I have / it has – talk about things that are part of / owned by sth