VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Vocabulary

No thanks – bu yao, xie xie

No problem / No worries / It’s ok / You’re welcome / My pleasure – bu yong xie

she was my classmate during college – we studied together at college / we went to university together 

it has a long time that she didn’t have chance to learn English – it has been a long time since she had the chance to use English 

since I moved to China, I have been happy = I moved to China 8 years ago and I have been happy since that time.

come in = come to work
eg. what time should I come in?

portfolio – an example of your professional work – “port foh lee yoe”
eg. we always look at their portfolio before choosing a designer

out there = available, in the world

to be in demand – to be popular and have a lot of people looking for them

to come up with – to think of sth yourself
eg. I came up with some great ideas last night

interactive (adj)
eg. this website is very interactive

in my mind – only use this to show the difference in perception / the way you see something compared to someone else
eg. in my mind, green tea should be drunk in the evening, not morning!

from my perspective / in my opinion / from what I know = your thoughts

Pronunciation

thighs – th = tongue out – “th eye s”

size – s = tongue behind teeth – “ss eye zz”

strength – “th” tongue out! 

approximately – “ah proks sim at lee”

i have reviewed their proposal last thursday but they give me 3 proposals but i think the 2nd one and the 3rd one are more better. for the 2nd one i regarded that it was a story that can touch some people’s mind and the strength (pr) of the third one is its interacted to the user. but finally, i have messaged my manage to tell her about the procedure but she didn’t reply me. in my mind i don’t like to change the mind of them i think if i import my mind in it, it will be different, it will be changed, it won’t be the things they are think about, this is my mind, i respect all the creative.. but you know a lot of people in brand marketing like to change the mind of the agencies.

i have reviewed their proposal last Thursday but they gave me 3 proposals but i think the 2nd one and the 3rd one are (a bit) better. for the 2nd one i regarded that it was a story that can touch certain people’s minds and the strength of the third one is it’s interactive. but finally, i have messaged my manager to tell her about the situation / I sent my boss a message to update her but she didn’t reply to me. My way of doing things is to not try to change their proposal, because i think if i put my ideas into it, it will be different, it will be changed, and it won’t be the things they think about / came up with.. I try to respect all the creative people. but you know a lot of people in brand marketing like to change the minds of the agencies.