VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Last week, I had a trip to Beijing for an interview. I booked a hotel which was about twenty minutes by taxi away from the company where I would go on line. When I arrived at the hotel, I found the surroundings were so familiar to me as if I had went there before, and the truth was really so as I was seeing out of the window, I saw a company’s logo which was definite the one I had worked for 8 years before. After the dinner, I walked around the nearby to recall the scenes I had the business trips there before.The next morning, I chose suitable clothes for the interview and hoped that I could be looked formal. Since the interviewers had got my resume, they asked me questions about my work experiences direclty and the whole intervew was well. But other than work experiences, they still had some other things to consider and I could do nothing but just kept waiting for the result.

Last week, I had a trip to Beijing for an interview. I booked a hotel which was about twenty minutes by taxi away from the company where I would go online. When I arrived at the hotel, I found the surroundings were so familiar to me as if I had been there before, and sure enough as I was looking out of the window, I saw a company’s logo which was definitely the one I had worked for 8 years before / previous / prior. After / Following dinner, I walked around the nearby areas to recall the scenes I had taken the business trips to before. The next morning, I chose suitable clothes for the interview and hoped that I would look formal / in the hope that I would look formal. Since the interviewers had got / had reviewed / had my resume, they asked me questions about my work experience directly and the whole interview was good. But other than work experience, they still had some other things to consider so there’s nothing I can do but just keep waiting for the result.

Vocabulary

if i change from sh to bj – move
eg. if i move to BJ it will be a big change for me

I came here in the hope that I would learn English but it seems that isn’t going to happen.

I came here with the hope of learning English but…

I can’t do anything = your ability
there’s nothing I can do = no choice / no power

chaos – crazy things / lots of noise
eg. in the morning at my house it is chaos

journal – professional diary for adults or business people

learners permit – drivers licence – a card that lets you learn to drive

sb is hard on you = strict
eg. my dad was very hard on me when I was a kid
sth was hard on you = affected you deeply
eg. that experience was really hard on me

poncho – a weird piece of clothing like a blanket with a hole in the middle

heritage – culture / history of your family

consequence – bad results
eg. there will be consequences if you drive dangerously

flute – di zi

stomp – a heavy step with your foot
eg. I stomped on his foot so he would go away

frantic – crazy
eg. i was frantically searching for my keys

lighten up – relax! stop worrying so much

reflect on sth – to think about your experience and what you feel and have learned
eg. after the test I reflected on my studying habits and realised I could have done better

trial – difficult things in life that test your abilities (trials and tribulations)

Grammar

I am good
I run well = I’m good at running
I am well 

There were many people who / that I had met before

can / could / would / should
I would look formal