VIP Class Notes (JJ)

Speaking exercise

I will take them away from you at night and toss them in a lake.

so many rains —> so much rain/precipitation

the forex rate on the day the payment is made/the forex rate as of the date on which the payment is made

may not have done that yet | may not have started on that yet

how long do you expect for this exclusivity to last

consider how long you expect the exclusivety to be

there is a threshold for which we need to consider whether to adjust or not/it needs to be adjusted.

There is a threshold for which we need to consider whether to adjust or not.

We need to consider whether it needs to be adjusted.

Vocabulary

to make a comeback: 再一次红,火

bulky: 笨重

precipitation: 降水量

hailing: 冰雹

fall off: 掉

Ex: My shoes easily fall off.

Whether your shoes will fall off your feet is not a result of the size of your feet.

Whether your shoes will fall off your feet has nothing to do with the size of your feet.

nit picking: finding faults in things that are already pretty good

Grammar

whether to + verb + or not